kick some tail

verb

To be authoritative and assertive in order to achieve or accomplish something.

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Meanings

verbkick some tail (third-person singular simple present kicks some tail, present participle kicking some tail, simple past and past participle kicked some tail)

present singular third person kicks some tail · participle present kicking some tail · participle past kicked some tail · past kicked some tail · alternative kick tail

  1. idiomaticslangTo be authoritative and assertive in order to achieve or accomplish something.
  2. idiomaticslangTo thoroughly defeat someone.
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APA

kick some tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20some%20tail

MLA

“kick some tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20some%20tail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kick some tail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kick%20some%20tail.

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