kick butt

kɪk bʌt

Definition of kick butt - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

competition

defeat someone decisively

Our team is going to kick butt in the finals.

beat

trounce

action

take strong action against someone

The new manager is here to kick butt and make changes.

crack down

take action

success

perform exceptionally well

She really kicked butt in that presentation.

excel

succeed

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Expressions with kick butt

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kick butt and take names

act with great energy and dominate others

She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.

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 butt

butt call

accidental phone call from a pocket

I got a butt call from him during the meeting.

butt dial

accidental call made from a pocketed phone

I received a butt dial from him yesterday.

butt heads

disagree strongly or argue

They often butt heads over politics.

butt in

interrupt a conversation without being invited

He tends to butt in when others are talking.

kick butt and take names

act with great energy and dominate others

She came to the meeting to kick butt and take names.

work one's butt off

work very hard for a goal

She worked her butt off to finish the project on time.

butt in line

to unfairly move ahead of others in a queue

He tried to butt in line at the concert.

butt into

intrude into a situation without permission

He always butts into other people's business.

butt naked

adj.

completely without clothes

He walked into the room butt naked.

butt of the joke

target of humor or mockery

She felt hurt being the butt of the joke at the party.

Examples of kick butt in a sentence

They were determined to kick butt and win the championship.
He plans to kick butt in the upcoming tournament.
The coach told the team to go out and kick butt.
They kicked butt in the final match.
He kicked butt during the sales pitch.

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French:botter des fesses, prendre des mesures énergiques, ...
German:jemanden besiegen, hart durchgreifen, ...
Italian:stracciare, prendere provvedimenti drastici, ...
Spanish:patear traseros, actuar con firmeza, ...
Portuguese:dar uma coça, dar uma lição, ...
Chinese:大获全胜, 采取强硬措施, ...
Japanese:打ち負かす, 行動を起こす, ...
Arabic:سَحَقَ, اِتَّخَذَ إِجراءً حازِمًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהָבִיס בְּאֹפֶן מַכְרִיעַ, לִנְקוֹט יָד קָשָׁה, ...
Russian:надирать задницу, действовать решительно, ...
Ukrainian:розгромити, діяти жорстко, ...
Hindi:धूल चटा देना, कार्रवाई करना, ...
Bengali:দারুণভাবে হারানো, কঠোর পদক্ষেপ নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:arrasar, prendre mesures dràstiques, ...
Czech:rozdrtit, zatočit si s kým, ...
Danish:slå, tage hårde skridt, ...
Dutch:verpletterend verslaan, krachtig optreden, ...
Greek:κατατροπώνω, λάβω αυστηρά μέτρα, ...
Hungarian:elverni, keményen fellépni, ...
Khmer:ឈ្នះយ៉ាងដាច់ខាត, ចាត់ការខ្លាំងក្លា, ...
Korean:결정적으로 이기다, 강력히 조치하다, ...
Persian:حریف را حسابی بردن, اقدام قاطعانه کردن, ...
Polish:dać komuś łupnia, podjąć zdecydowane działania, ...
Portuguese (BR):detonar, botar para quebrar, ...
Romanian:a învinge decisiv, a lua măsuri drastice, ...
Swedish:spöa, ta i med hårdhandskarna, ...
Thai:ชนะขาดลอย, จัดการอย่างเด็ดขาด, ...
Turkish:pataklamak, sert önlemler almak, ...
Vietnamese:đè bẹp, hành động mạnh mẽ, ...

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