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kick some tail

idiom

To be authoritative and assertive in order to achieve or accomplish something.


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  1. 01

    chase one's tail

    To busily try to perform many tasks or to repeatedly revise one's plans, especially with inefficient use of one's time and limited results.

  2. 02

    chase tail

    To be on the hunt for a (usually sexual) partner.

  3. 03

    get a kick out of

    To be delighted by; to be amused by.

  4. 04

    grow a tail

    to be nearly about to defecate, to the point of being unable to completely hold it in

  5. 05

    have a tiger by the tail

    To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.

  6. 06

    have the tiger by the tail

    To be in a difficult or dangerous situation in which one ideally should not remain, but from which one cannot withdraw.

  7. 07

    have the world by the tail

    To possess great influence and opportunity.

  8. 08

    kick a dog when it's down

    To make things worse for someone in an adverse situation.

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