kick ass

kick ass and kick butt

Sl. to actively motivate people to do something. It looks like I'm going to have to kick ass to get people moving around here.

See also: ass, kick

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kick (somebody's) ass  (mainly American very informal!)

to punish someone or to defeat someone with a lot of force The General saw the conflict as a chance for the Marines to go in and kick ass. We want to go into the game and kick some ass.

See also: ass, kick

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kick (somebody's) ass (rude)

1. to fight someone and hurt them kick (somebody's) butt “You do that again and I'm gonna kick your ass,” he yelled at the terrified boy.

2. to defeat someone completely kick (somebody's) butt I want to kick their ass, just like any other team we face on the field.

See also: ass, kick

kick (some) ass (and take names)

to threaten someone with physical violence (some) butt (and take names) Detectives had to kick some ass and take some names in order to get information from their sources on the street. Saying that our country is going to go in and kick ass and take names is the easy part - doing it could turn out to be a nightmare.

See also: ass, kick

kick ass (spoken)

to be very exciting or effective kick butt The DVD of that war movie truly kicks ass.

See also: ass, kick