one's ass is grass

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one's ass is grass

1. (US, slang) One is doomed (used as a threat).
   • 1994, Mark S. Hamm, American Skinheads: The Criminology and Control of Hate Crime, page 209:

     So if you're white and work for the system, watch your step. Whether you be a system cop, a control judge, or a crooked lawyer, your ass is grass.

   • 2005, Renay Jackson, Peanut's Revenge, page 21:

     "His ass is grass," Rodney stated convincingly. Rodney Gates was a deadly individual who had no qualms about killing, so his statement caused no one to blink an eye.