Idiom
kick some tail
Meaning
To be authoritative and assertive in order to achieve or accomplish something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“We need to kick some tail to finish this project today.”
“The manager told the team it was time to kick some tail if they wanted to meet the deadline.”
“Faced with a shrinking market share and mounting pressure from competitors, the CEO decided it was time to kick some tail and overhaul the entire company strategy.”
Examples
simple
“We need to kick some tail to finish this project today.”
contextual
“The manager told the team it was time to kick some tail if they wanted to meet the deadline.”
complex
“Faced with a shrinking market share and mounting pressure from competitors, the CEO decided it was time to kick some tail and overhaul the entire company strategy.”
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