assing
assing — verb
- assingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- assings3rd person singular
- assinging-ing form
- assingedpast simple
1. to do a task or activity in a very lazy, careless, or half-hearted way — for exa
to do a task or activity in a very lazy, careless, or half-hearted way — for example, rushing through your homework without checking for mistakes, or wasting time instead of working.
Jin spent the whole afternoon assing around instead of studying for the exam.
collocation: ass around = waste time
Renata assed up her presentation by leaving out the most important data.
phrasal verb: ass up = ruin through carelessness
Adaeze told her colleague to stop assing about and finish the monthly report.
Emre assed the repair job so badly the kitchen sink leaked again the next day.
Stephanie assed through the training course and barely passed the final test.
- botch
stronger focus on ruining the task through poor work
- mess around
similar register but broader — can mean simply playing rather than working carelessly
- slack off
emphasises avoiding effort rather than doing a poor job
- skimp on
more neutral register; focuses on not spending enough time or resources
- take seriously
opposite attitude toward the task
- do carefully
opposite manner of working
文法句型
ass around/about (intransitive)
ass + noun up
ass through + noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with the particles 'around' or 'about' (intransitive, meaning to waste time) or 'up' (transitive, meaning to ruin something through carelessness). Avoid using in formal or professional writing.
常見錯誤
assing — adjective
- assingpositive
- more assingcomparative
- most assingsuperlative
1. describes work or behaviour that is done very carelessly, without effort or atte
describes work or behaviour that is done very carelessly, without effort or attention to quality — for example, a report full of mistakes because the writer rushed through it.
Sivan did an assing job on the paintwork, leaving messy streaks across the wall.
attributive: assing + noun (job)
Nadia gave an assing performance at the audition and did not get the part.
Beatrix thought her report was too assing to show to the senior manager.
Tara was unhappy about the assing way the shelves were installed.
Joaquín refused to pay for the assing work the contractor had done.
- shoddy
similar meaning but less informal; more common in describing poor quality goods
- sloppy
similar register; emphasises messiness rather than lack of effort
- half-baked
figurative, suggesting the work was not thought through or finished
文法句型
an assing + noun
be assing