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kick in the pants

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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


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Sensing his team needed a kick in the pants, Wichita Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp set out to get ejected on purpose.
Sometimes a kick in the pants leads to a step in the right direction.
So if the script was halfway decent, we could have a kick in the pants, have an adventure together and get a big payday.
 
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