kick backside

kɪk ˈbækˌsaɪd

Definition

Definition of kick backside - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

motivation

motivate someone to take action or improve

The coach knows how to kick backside and inspire the team.

encourage

prod

spur

physical action

Rare

hit someone's backside with a foot

Rare

He threatened to kick backside if they didn't leave.

kick butt

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Expressions with kick

kick down

open something forcefully with a kick

The firefighter had to kick down the door.

kick off

start or initiate an event or process

The meeting will kick off at noon..

kick out

force someone to leave a place

The club decided to kick out the unruly members..

kick about

discuss ideas or plans informally

We kicked about some ideas for the project.

kick a habit

stop doing a habitual activity

He decided to kick a habit and quit smoking.

kick an idea around

discuss an idea informally with others

We kicked the idea around during lunch.

Expressions with backside

get off one's backside

start being active after doing nothing

You need to get off your backside and finish your homework!

kick in the backside

something that motivates or forces someone to act

Failing the test was a kick in the backside for him.

kick someone's backside

defeat, punish, or strongly motivate someone

The coach kicked the team's backside after the loss.

pain in the backside

person or thing that is very annoying or irritating

My little brother is such a pain in the backside!

know one's head from one's backside

understand basic facts or information

He doesn't know his head from his backside in math.

Examples of kick backside in a sentence

She kicked backside to push her team forward.
The coach warned he would kick backside if they slacked off.
In the heat of the moment, he decided to kick backside to make a point.

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French:motiver, donner un coup de pied au derrière, ...
German:in den Hintern treten, den Hintern treten, ...
Italian:motivare, dare un calcio nel sedere, ...
Spanish:dar una patada en el trasero, patear el trasero, ...
Portuguese:motivar, dar um pontapé no traseiro, ...
Chinese:激励, 踢屁股, ...
Japanese:奮い立たせる, 尻を蹴る, ...
Arabic:حَفَّزَ, رَكَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לָתֵת בְּעִיטָה בְּיִשְׁבָּן, לִבְעוֹט בַּיָשֵׁבֶן, ...
Russian:подстегнуть, дать пинка, ...
Ukrainian:мотивувати, вдарити по сідницях, ...
Hindi:जोश दिलाना, पिछवाड़े पर लात मारना, ...
Bengali:তাগিদ দেওয়া, পায়ের আঘাতে পশ্চাদ্দেশে আঘাত করা, ...
Catalan:esperonar, donar una puntada, ...
Czech:nakopnout, kopnout do zadku, ...
Danish:motivere, sparke bagi, ...
Dutch:aanmoedigen, een schop onder de kont geven, ...
Greek:ταρακουνάω, κλωτσάω πισινό, ...
Hungarian:ösztönözni, fenéken rúgni, ...
Khmer:ជំរុញទឹកចិត្ត, ទាត់គូទ, ...
Korean:자극하다, 엉덩이를 차다, ...
Persian:وادار کردن, به پشتش لگد زد, ...
Polish:zmotywować, kopnąć w tyłek, ...
Portuguese (BR):motivar, chutar as nádegas, ...
Romanian:a motiva, a da un picior în fund, ...
Swedish:sparka igång, sparka bakdelen, ...
Thai:กระตุ้น, เตะก้น, ...
Turkish:motive etmek, arkasına tekme atmak, ...
Vietnamese:thúc ép, đá vào mông, ...

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