arse
verb/ɑːs/
/ɑːrs/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they arse | /ɑːs/ /ɑːrs/ |
| he / she / it arses | /ˈɑːsɪz/ /ˈɑːrsɪz/ |
| past simple arsed | /ɑːst/ /ɑːrst/ |
| past participle arsed | /ɑːst/ /ɑːrst/ |
| -ing form arsing | /ˈɑːsɪŋ/ /ˈɑːrsɪŋ/ |
Idioms
can’t be arsed (to do something)
- (British English, offensive, slang) to not want to do something because it is too much trouble
- I was supposed to do some work this weekend but I couldn't be arsed.
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