Sentence examples for asses over from inspiring English sources

The phrase "asses over" is not correct in standard written English.
It appears to be a misspelling or misinterpretation of the phrase "ass over tea kettle," which is an idiomatic expression.
Example: "He tripped and went ass over tea kettle down the hill."
Alternatives: "head over heels" or "over the top."

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Real meetings weren't much better and often devolved into people covering their asses over balls that had been dropped (blaming whoever wasn't at the meeting was a go-to move) or outright lying about their own productivity.

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Policeman (over megaphone): Pull your... ass over right now.

Meanwhile, the coordinated opposition kicks their ass, over and over again.

The guy screamed at the restaurant, you better not let me see you in the parking lot because I've got a truck and I'll run your ass over!

Get ready because it's going to run your ass over!" The judge did not consider the "return of man" comment political speech because she did not know what it meant.

They flip ass-over-teakettle almost every time.

So fast, I can imagine him toppling forward ass-over-ankles.

But if there's anything driving renewed attention to the infamous detention center, it's that things have recently gone ass-over-tea kettle at the facility.

There are schools and professionals and at bull-riding competitions these professionals are judged on everything, from how they hold their free hand, to the grace with which they land ass-over-tit in the dirt.

That said, while I think it's not a stupid position for the GOP to take at this point, considering the federal website is still ass-over-teakettle, it should be noted that the lesson of the Cuccinelli-McAuliffe race is not anything about Obamacare.

First, you shine a light on the bad guys (what Occupy Wall Street's been doing) and then you do everything by committee, or what the Occupy movement calls a "General Assembly" which is a format that allows anyone who is present to participate and which values process more highly than ass-over-tea-kettle can-doism.

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