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title: "bust one's ass · GenZ Decoded"
description: "bust one's ass: To work extremely hard at something. Example: \"She busted her ass to get the place ready in time.\" Meaning, Gen X usage, and related slang."
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# bust one's ass

Gen X[#lifestyle](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/lifestyle/)

**Meaning.** To work extremely hard at something.

See it in a sentence

She busted her ass to get the place ready in time.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [lock in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/lock-in/),[locked in](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/locked-in/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    [grind](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/grind/)

- Gen X · this one

    bust one's ass

- Boomer

    [balls to the wall](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/balls-to-the-wall/),[TCB](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/tcb/)

- Plain English

    to work extremely hard at something

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## Related slang

- [bounce](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bounce/): To leave or head out, often suddenly.
- [boutta](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/boutta/): A casual contraction of 'about to,' as in about to do something.
- [copium](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/copium/): A blend of 'cope' and 'opium', mocking the false hope people use to cope with loss.
- [cortisol-coded](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/cortisol-coded/): Stressful-looking; said of a routine, room, schedule or setup that makes you tense just seeing it, even when it is sold as calming.

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