'assholes and elbows' refers to working hard at a task. It originated in farm work. If a group of field hands is busy and bent over picking crops, then a supervisor looking out over the group would see nothing but "assholes and elbows".
A derivative term with the same origin and meaning is head down, butt up.
A derivative term with the same origin and meaning is head down, butt up.
Row boss to field hands: Alright that's enough chit-chat and coffee break! It's time to get back to work and I don't want to see nothing but assholes and elbows until this field is picked clean.
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A phrase meaning hard work. Typically used by a supervisor to order their subordinates to work harder. Originated as a military slang.
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Around that last turn I ran into some snowboarder and it was elbows and assholes down the rest of the friggen mountain.
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