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beat someone's ass

idiom
Meaning

To thrash someone.


Examples
SIMPLE

If you touch his car, he will beat your ass.

CONTEXTUAL

The bully threatened to beat my ass if I told the teacher what he did.

COMPLEX

The protagonist warned his rival that if he continued to provoke him, he would eventually beat his ass in front of everyone.

Anchors to
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  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

    ass over teakettle

    Tumbling upside down.

  6. 06

    bane of someone's existence

    Someone or something that poses a significant problem to someone.

  7. 07

    bash someone's face in

    To beat someone violently.

  8. 08

    bash someone's head

    To beat up someone violently.

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