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kick butt

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kick (someone'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: butt, kick

kick (someone's) butt
1. to defeat someone completely. 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.
2. to fight someone and hurt them. 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.
See also: butt, kick


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


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

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The 100th-place finisher at the Boston Marathon could kick butt and take names in cross-country skiing.
Tinker is a hero of the highest ilk, who doesn't just use her head--she isn't afraid to kick butt, too.
Celebrate that happy stat on April 13, 2005, the 10th anniversary of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids' Kick Butts Day.
 
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