on the bum
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She later confessed that the stress of stardom caused her to develop a "boil on the bum" that had to be lanced hours before performing live on Dutch TV.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022
This is madness, and it will bite them on the bum in the end.
From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2013
You always get bitten on the bum when you get fancy.
From BBC • May 30, 2012
When misused – look at Facebook – it can make one long for the days when bad grammar was punished with a metre rule on the bum rather than an "unlike".
From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2011
"The movie trust is what put vodeville on the bum," the man interrupted.
From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.
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