Meanings
nounkick in the pants (plural kicks in the pants)
plural kicks in the pants
- informalA forceful reminder to start or get going.
That kid needs a kick in the pants to get his homework done today.
Synonyms: kick up the arse, kick in the rear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA forceful reminder to start or get going.
Similar
kick up the arsekick in the rear
Also see
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 督促, 激励
- 督促 (dūcù)reminder to start
- 激励 (jīlì)reminder to start
Finnish potku takapuoleen
- potku takapuoleenreminder to start
French coup de pied au derrière, coup de pied au cul
- coup de pied au derrièrereminder to start
- coup de pied au culreminder to start
Italian calcio nel sedere
- calcio nel sederereminder to start
Russian пе́ндель
- пе́ндель (péndelʹ)reminder to start
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Chicago
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