die on one's arse meaning (slang): definition, quotations

die on one's arse

verb

He explains: "Labour still has its historic competitive advantage – people. Tory party membership is dying on its arse and no one is joining the Liberal Democrats."2013, Andrew Grice, “Michael Dugher on Labour's 2015 election strategy: This will be the most personal election ever”, in The Independent:
[...] the record failed miserably to chart. "That album died on its arse, to be honest," admits Shane.2014, Ian Glasper, Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984, PM Press, page 18:

Ireland, UK, Idiomatic, Slang, Vulgar, Of a comedian To be very poorly received by an audience.

[...] this was very far from being my best bits. It was me, in various venues, dying on my arse, over and over again.2008, Frank Skinner, Frank Skinner on the Road: Love, Stand-up Comedy and The Queen Of The Night, Arrow Books, published 2009, page 55:
The worst thing you can say to a comedian right after they come off stage is: "Did you enjoy that?" If somebody says that, I know I’ve died on my arse.2018, Romesh Ranganathan, “Romesh Ranganathan: 'If someone says "did you enjoy that?" I know I've died on my arse'”, in The Guardian:

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KEY: I've been known to get up on that stage and deliver a bad, um... HORNE: Poem. I've seen you deliver some bad poems... KEY: Yeah, I've seen you die on your ass.2021, 00:60 from the start, in No More Jockeys, season 4, episode 4, spoken by Tim Key: