INTENSIFIERS:

Although your text briefly mentions "intensifiers," I thought you might want a bit more about them. The following examples, taken Image of car and text. Synecdoche: a part used to signify the whole, i.e., "wheels" for car." from an Eric Hyman article in The Journal of Popular Culture, certainly cause one to ask a few questions. First, why use these phrases? Why is the synecdoche "ass" used? Further, one might ask where these phrases originate? The obvious hyperbole (exaggeration) in many of the examples is also of interest. There is some evidence that such phrases start in marginal groups, spread to the wider culture, and soon become commonplace. Certainly such phrases show defiance, would command attention, and perhaps would be more effective as a directive than many other phrases. Whatever the origin and purpose, such folk speech can make for interesting research, confuse non-native English speakers, and add more than a bit of color to everyday speech.

Up to your ass in alligators
kick ass
chew someone's ass
mean ass
stupid ass
bad ass
tight ass
half-assed
get your ass somewhere
get your ass together
cover your ass save your ass
risk your ass
put your ass on the line
get your ass shot off
have your ass in a sling
lose your ass
get off your ass
smart ass
so cold you could freeze your ass