to kick some tail

Examples

• All

• With determination and strategy, they planned to kick some tail in the upcoming tournament.

• We're gonna kick some tail for sure.

  Fiction book (1998)

• You man up and always be on guard and prepared at a given moment to go kick some tail.

  Blog text (3)

• Let's go kick some tail!

  Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)

• -Kick some tail, buddy.

  Planes (2013)

• Let's kick some tail.

  Super Troopers (2001)

• After months of training, the team was ready to kick some tail in the championship game.

• The athlete promised his fans he would kick some tail in his next match.

Synonyms

B

to beat

vsto kick some tail

∞ 1.4

To defeat another person or team in a contest

adds the sense of a clear, often decisive outperforming

B

to beat out

vsto kick some tail

49 3.8

Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize

emphasizes decisive or large-margin defeat rather than a narrow win

K

to kick someone's ass

vsto kick some tail

• Offensive

45 9.0

To beat or punish someone very badly

means beating someone decisively without necessarily implying physical punishment

W

to whip

vsto kick some tail

36 5.5

To beat someone easily by a large amount

is similar but focuses more generally on decisive outperforming

W

to whup

vsto kick some tail

• Informal

33 8.6

To beat someone easily in a game or fight

covers the same decisive beating idea in broader competitive situations

W

to whoop

vsto kick some tail

• Slang

32 4.2

To beat someone easily in a game or contest

focuses on beating or outperforming someone often with clear decisiveness

K

to kick butt

vsto kick some tail

• Slang

18 8.5

To do very well and win a game or contest

is more about defeating opponents rather than only performing well

K

to kick-ass

vsto kick some tail

• Offensive

11 8.7

To beat someone by a large amount in a contest or game

is the same decisive defeat idea without the slang adjective form

B

to beat the pants off

vsto kick some tail

• Informal

3 7.7

Win easily by a lot against another person or team

shares strong decisiveness but is a more general informal phrase

K

to kick ass and take names

vsto kick some tail

• Offensive

3 9.9

To do very well and act confidently, often in a forceful way

focuses on beating others decisively rather than on confident bravado

B

to beat the stuffing out of

vsto kick some tail

• Offensive

1 9.0

Hit someone many times until they are badly hurt

is about decisive defeat in contests, not specifically physical harm

B

to beat someone's ass

vsto kick some tail

• Offensive

1 9.9

To defeat someone completely, often physically or in a game, used in rude speech

uses the same decisive meaning but without vulgar or physical tone

W

to wallop

vsto kick some tail

• Informal

1 6.7

To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest

expresses the same total defeat idea without stressing the sound or force

K

to knock off one's perch

vsto kick some tail

• Informal

1 7.9

To defeat the person or team at the top and take their place

centres on beating someone directly, not necessarily changing their status

S

to score off

vsto kick some tail

• UK

7.4

To get an advantage over someone by doing better than them

is focused more on clear, often final defeat rather than mere advantage

P

to pip to the post

vsto kick some tail

• UK

9.2

Beat someone at the very last moment in a contest

implies a clearer, often less narrow decisive defeat

O

to overbeat

vsto kick some tail

4.9

Defeat an opponent easily in a game or contest

matches the decisive defeat idea but is a less common variant

Antonyms

L

to lose

∞ 1.0

Fail to win a game or contest

How Decisive

to crush

386 4.7

to trounce

14 7.5

to kick some tail

• Slang

1 8.8

to beat

∞ 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology