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butt (up) against someone or something

to press against someone or something firmly. This board is supposed to butt up against the one over there. The goat butted against Fred, but didn't hurt him.

See also: against

butt in (on someone or something)

to interrupt someone or something. Pardon me for butting in on your conversation, but this is important. John butted in on Tom and Jane to tell them that the mail had come.

butt into something

to intrude upon something; to break into a conversation. Please don't butt into my conversation; I'm on the phone. I don't like my conversations being butted into by perfect strangers!

butt of a joke

the reason for or aim of a joke, especially when it is a person. Poor Fred was the butt of every joke told that evening.

See also: joke

butt out

to exit [as abruptly as one has intruded]. (Compare this with butt in (on someone or something). Usually a command.) Butt out! Leave me alone! Please butt out of my life!

See also: out

can't find one's butt with both hands (in broad daylight)

Sl. is stupid or incompetent. (Use caution with butt, which is often considered crude.) Why did they put Jim in charge? He can't find his butt with both hands! Tom: Jane seems like a bright girl. Bill: You've got to be kidding! She couldn't find her butt with both hands in broad daylight!

See also: both, find, hand

get off one's ass and get off one's rear; get off one's butt

Sl. to get up and get busy; to stop loafing and get to work. (Caution with ass. Butt is also offensive to some people.) Get off your ass and get busy! It's time you got off your butt and started to work.

See also: ass, get

Get your ass over here! and Get your buns over here!; Get your butt over here!

Sl. Get yourself over here, now! Get your butt over here and help me move this trunk.

See also: ass, get

hot enough to burn a polar bear's butt

Rur. very hot. (Used to describe weather.) Every day in August was hot enough to burn a polar bear's butt. Even in October, it was hot enough to burn a polar bear's butt.

See also: burn, enough, hot

If frogs had wheels, they wouldn't bump their butts, and If a toady frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ass.

Rur. It is useless to wish for impossible things. (Use caution with ass.) Tom: If I had two hundred thousand dollars, I could buy that farm. Jane: Yeah, and if frogs had wheels, they wouldn't bump their butts. Charlie: If I were rich and famous, I'd make people listen to me. Bill: If a toady frog had wings, he wouldn't bump his ass.

See also: bump, frog, had, if

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

kick in the (seat of the) pants and kick in the ass; a kick in the butt; a kick in the teeth

Fig. Inf. a strong message of encouragement or demand. (Use ass and butt with discretion.) All he needs is a kick in the seat of the pants to get him going. A kick in the butt will get her moving.

See also: kick, pant

pain in the ass and a pain in the butt; a pain in the rear

Fig. a very annoying thing or person. (Crude. Potentially offensive. Use only with discretion. An elaboration of pain. Use caution with ass. Butt is less offensive. Rear is euphemistic.) That guy is a real pain in the ass. Things like that give me a pain in the butt.

See also: ass, pain

work one's tail off and work one's buns off; work one's ass off; work one's butt off

Inf. Fig. to work very hard. (Use caution with butt.) I worked my tail off to get done on time. You spend half your life working your butt off—and for what?

See also: tail, work

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somebody's butt is on the line  (American & Australian very informal!)

if someone's butt is on the line, they are in a situation where they will be blamed if things go wrong It's my butt on the line if we don't make this delivery today, so get moving guys.

See kick butt

See also: line

be a pain in the arse/backside  (British & Australian very informal) also be a pain in the ass/butt (American & Australian very informal)

to be very annoying I can't stand my brother-in-law. He's a real pain in the arse. Getting up for work at 5 a.m. is a pain in the ass.

See also: arse, pain

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

kick (somebody's) butt  (American & Australian very informal!)

to punish someone or to defeat someone with a lot of force The officer told his men to move in on the protestors and kick butt - show them who's boss! We went out with the gang to kick some butt.

See also: kick

work your arse/backside off  (British & Australian very informal) also work your ass/butt off (American very informal)

to work very hard My father worked his backside off to pay for our education.

See also: arse, work

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a kick in the butt also a kick in the pants

forceful encouragement to do something She knows when we need a kick in the butt to get this done right. Luckily, you can add memory and give your computer a real kick in the pants without spending a ton of money.

Related vocabulary: a pat on the back

See also: kick

butt in

to interrupt Sorry to butt in on you like this, but there's an important call.

butt out

to not get involved in something Teens usually think their parents should just butt out of their lives.

Usage notes: often used as an order: This is none of your business, so just butt out!

See also: out

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 (somebody's) butt also kick some butt

1. to fight someone and hurt them kick (somebody's) ass Lyle claimed she could kick my butt, and then decided she had better start training in case anybody asked her to prove it. The cops in this city don't just want to kick down doors and kick some butt.

2. to defeat someone completely kick (somebody's) ass Even when Barry was hurting, he was not only on the field but also kicking butt. We hope they come back because we want to kick their butt again.

See also: 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 (some) butt (and take names) See: kick (some) ass (and take names)

See also: 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

kick butt (spoken)

to be very exciting or effective kick ass The new system really kicked butt, catching several cheaters the first day it was used.

See also: kick