| 单词 | to open a can of whoop-ass |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto open a can of whoop-ass to open a can of whoop-ass and variants: to assault someone; to deliver a sound beating or thrashing; (figurative) to humiliate or defeat a person thoroughly.Often used as a threat or warning that a (literal or figurative) beating is about to be delivered. ΚΠ 1983 J. Gayton Uncommon Valor (film script, rev. 3rd draft) (O.E.D. Archive) 45 Sailor Man, you just bought the whole can of whip-ass. 1990 Deadly Texan (Austin, Texas) 1 Apr. 1/4 [They were] informed that any further attempt to contact Lemmy would result in him ‘opening a can of whup-ass bigger than UT itself.’ 1998 Newsweek 23 Nov. 62/3 He threatened to open a can of whoop-ass on his [wrestling] rivals, to serve them a cup of shut-the-hell-up. 2020 Newstex Blogs (Nexis) 26 May In Kentucky, Tea Party Republican, Rand Paul, opened a can of whoop-ass on Republican party favorite, Trey Grayson. < as lemmas |
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