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kicking ass and taking names

kicking ass and taking names is the present participle and gerund of kick ass and take names.

Meaning of kick ass and take names

Verb

kick ass and take names (third-person singular simple present kicks ass and takes names, present participle kicking ass and taking names, simple past kicked ass and took names, past participle kicked ass and taken names)

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.
    • We kick ass and take names and call muster.1987, Pat Conroy, The Lords of Discipline, page 394

Questions about kicking ass and taking names

What is kicking ass and taking names the present participle and gerund of?
Kicking ass and taking names is the present participle and gerund of kick ass and take names.

Words near kicking ass and taking names in the dictionary

  1. kicking against the pricks
  2. kicking and screaming
  3. kicking around
  4. kicking arse
  5. kicking ass
  6. kicking ass and taking names
  7. kicking at an open door
  8. kicking at the can
  9. kicking back
  10. kicking boots
  11. kicking butt

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