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put foot to ass

put foot to ass verb: to beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop (someone's) ass.

Verb

put foot to ass (third-person singular simple present puts foot to ass, present participle putting foot to ass, simple past and past participle put foot to ass)

  1. (idiomatic, mildly, slang, vulgar, literal) To beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop (someone's) ass
    • Gibbons, as Jackson plays him, unflinchingly responds, “A small price I paid for putting foot to ass for my country,” oddly vivid metaphorical language.2010, David Greven, Manhood in Hollywood from Bush to Bush
    • He sighed a little but I wouldn't have a problem putting foot to his ass if need be.2011, Mikal Malone, Pitbulls In A Skirt 3

Forms of put foot to ass

third-person singular presentputs foot to ass
present participleputting foot to ass
past participleput foot to ass
pastput foot to ass
alternative formput foot to someone's ass
alternative formput belt to ass

Questions about put foot to ass

What does put foot to ass mean?
Put foot to ass means to beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop (someone's) ass.
What part of speech is put foot to ass?
Put foot to ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of put foot to ass?
The past tense of put foot to ass is put foot to ass.

Words near put foot to ass in the dictionary

  1. put down roots
  2. put down to
  3. put downs
  4. put facts on the ground
  5. put food on the table
  6. put foot to ass
  7. put forth
  8. put forward
  9. put hair on one's chest
  10. put hair on someone's chest
  11. put heads together

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