| 释义 |
kick in the butt
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | kick in the butt - punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behindcorporal punishment - the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
kick in the butt
a kick in the buttA forceful gesture or message of some kind (usually delivered with good intentions) that acts as motivation to the (previously unmotivated) recipient. These days, teenagers seem to need a swift kick in the butt to convince them to do well in school. That speeding ticket was the kick in the butt that Dan needed to get his driving under control.See also: butt, kickkick in the butt verbSee kick in the seat of the pantsSee also: butt, kickkick in the butt
Related to kick in the butt: come in handy, bevy of beauties, so much for, take account of, worse for wearWords related to kick in the buttnoun punishment inflicted by kicking the victim in the behindRelated Words |