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kicks like a mule

kicks like a mule is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick like a mule.

Meaning of kick like a mule

Verb

kick like a mule (third-person singular simple present kicks like a mule, present participle kicking like a mule, simple past and past participle kicked like a mule)

  1. (informal, simile) To have a very strong physical effect.
    • This Russian drink tastes foul, but it kicks like a mule.

Questions about kicks like a mule

What is kicks like a mule the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kicks like a mule is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick like a mule.

Words near kicks like a mule in the dictionary

  1. kicks in the pants
  2. kicks in the teeth
  3. kicks into the long grass
  4. kicks into touch
  5. kicks it
  6. kicks like a mule
  7. kicks loose
  8. kicks off
  9. kicks on
  10. kicks one's feet up
  11. kicks one's heels

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