kick someone's ass

verb

To clobber someone; to beat someone severely.

“Then the horse kicked Pat's ass. Needless to say, she was not happy!”

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beat someone's ass
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Meanings

verbkick someone's ass (third-person singular simple present kicks someone's ass, present participle kicking someone's ass, simple past and past participle kicked someone's ass)

present singular third person kicks someone's ass · participle present kicking someone's ass · participle past kicked someone's ass · past kicked someone's ass

  1. CanadaUSidiomaticsometimes considered vulgarTo clobber someone; to beat someone severely.

    With their star quarterback back on the field, the Doves are going to kick the Pigeons' asses tonight.

    Synonyms: beat someone's ass

  2. CanadaUSliterallysometimes considered vulgarTo kick someone in the buttocks.

    Then the horse kicked Pat's ass. Needless to say, she was not happy!

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo clobber someone; to beat someone severely.

Similar
beat someone's ass

Translations

Finnish antaa turpaan, piestä
  • antaa turpaanto beat someone severely
  • piestäto beat someone severely
  • hakatato beat someone severely
  • potkaista persuksilleliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
French flanquer une raclée
  • flanquer une racléeto beat someone severely
German vernichtend schlagen, zerstören
  • vernichtend schlagento beat someone severely
  • zerstörento beat someone severely
  • einen Tritt in den Hintern gebenliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
  • in den Hintern tretenliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
Hungarian seggbe rúg
  • seggbe rúgliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
Polish lać, kopać w dupę
  • laćto beat someone severely
  • kopać w dupęliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
Romanian fute una, fute o bătaie
  • fute unato beat someone severely
  • fute o bătaieto beat someone severely
  • fute o mamă de bătaieto beat someone severely
  • rupe curulto beat someone severely
  • da un șut în curliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
  • fute un șut în curliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
  • trage un șut în curliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
  • da un picior în curliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
  • trage un picior în curliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
  • fute un picior în curliterally: to kick someone in the buttocks
Russian выебать, дать пизды
  • выебать (vyjebatʹ)to beat someone severely
  • дать пизды (datʹ pizdy)to beat someone severely
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