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take one's tongue out of someone's ass

take one's tongue out of someone's ass verb: to stop flattering someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner and supporting their every opinion.

Verb

take one's tongue out of someone's ass (third-person singular simple present takes one's tongue out of someone's ass, present participle taking one's tongue out of someone's ass, simple past took one's tongue out of someone's ass, past participle taken one's tongue out of someone's ass)

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) To stop flattering someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner and supporting their every opinion.

Forms of take one's tongue out of someone's ass

third-person singular presenttakes one's tongue out of someone's ass
present participletaking one's tongue out of someone's ass
pasttook one's tongue out of someone's ass
past participletaken one's tongue out of someone's ass

Origin of take one's tongue out of someone's ass

An extension of the idiom lick someone's ass.

Questions about take one's tongue out of someone's ass

What does take one's tongue out of someone's ass mean?
Take one's tongue out of someone's ass means to stop flattering someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner and supporting their every opinion.
What part of speech is take one's tongue out of someone's ass?
Take one's tongue out of someone's ass is a verb.
What is the past tense of take one's tongue out of someone's ass?
The past tense of take one's tongue out of someone's ass is took one's tongue out of someone's ass.

Words near take one's tongue out of someone's ass in the dictionary

  1. take one's rise
  2. take one's seat
  3. take one's sweet little time
  4. take one's sweet time
  5. take one's time
  6. take one's tongue out of someone's ass
  7. take one's turn
  8. take oneself up by one's own ears
  9. take or pay
  10. take or pays
  11. take orders

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