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单词 a kick in the pants (or up the backside)
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a kick in the pants (or up the backside)

informal An unwelcome surprise that prompts fresh effort: the competition will be healthy—we need a kick in the pants...
  • He is a very good coach in every respect, the first guy to give you a kick up the backside but also the first to give you a pat on the back when he feels you deserve it.
  • Today, if I was the president, I would dismiss the coach and line the players up against a wall and give them all a kick up the backside.
  • Stuttgart gave me a kick up the backside, and I re-focused and came out better last year - it was what I needed.
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