protect one's ass
Definition of protect one's ass
chiefly US, informal
: to protect one's life I've got to thank the soldiers who protected my ass during the war.
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: to cover or shield from exposure, injury, damage, or destruction : guard
: defend
: to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees: such as
: any of several hardy gregarious (see gregarious 1a) African or Asian perissodactyl mammals (genus Equus) smaller than the horse and having long ears
: an African mammal (E. asinus) that is the ancestor of the donkey
: a stupid, obstinate, or perverse person
: buttocks
: anus
: used as a postpositive intensive especially with words of derogatory implication
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