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beat someone's arse

idiom
Meaning

Alternative form of beat someone's ass.


Examples
SIMPLE

If you touch my phone again, I will beat your arse.

CONTEXTUAL

The bully threatened to beat his arse if he told the teacher about the stolen lunch money.

COMPLEX

In the heat of the argument, he warned his rival that he would beat his arse if he ever dared to show his face in the neighborhood again.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    another nail in someone's coffin

    An event that increases the likelihood of or causes further failure.

  2. 02

    answer someone's prayers

    To be or do exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  3. 03

    answer to someone's prayers

    Exactly what someone has been wishing or asking for.

  4. 04

    apple of someone's eye

    The object of somebody's affections; a person (or sometimes a thing) that someone strongly prefers; a favorite, a loved one.

  5. 05

    aris

    [Cockney slang]arse

  6. 06

    arse end of nowhere

    A very remote place.

  7. 07

    arse over tip

    Tumbling or falling; upside-down.

  8. 08

    arse over tit

    Tumbling; falling; upside-down, unstable or unbalanced.

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