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kicks ass and takes names

kicks ass and takes names is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 kicks ass and takes names

What is kicks ass and takes names the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kicks ass and takes names is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick ass and take names.

Words near kicks ass and takes names in the dictionary

  1. kicks against the pricks
  2. kicks and giggles
  3. kicks around
  4. kicks arse
  5. kicks ass
  6. kicks ass and takes names
  7. kicks at an open door
  8. kicks at the can
  9. kicks at the cat
  10. kicks back
  11. kicks butt

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