Kick In The Ass Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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kick in the ass What does kick in the ass mean?	something that motivates or gets somebody to do something
	Some Random Idioms
ball park figure/estimate What does "ball park figure/estimate" mean?	a rough estimate or figure	The contractor gave us a ball park figure for the cost of repairing the new building.
run riot/wild What does "run riot/wild" mean?	to go out of control	The soccer fans ran riot after the game.
bean What does "bean" mean?	the head
draw interest What does "draw interest" mean?	to appear interesting and attract someone's attention	The singers drew much interest when they performed at the festival.
shit on a shingle What does "shit on a shingle" mean?	creamed chipped beef on toast
GAL What does "GAL" mean?	get a life

knuckle-dragger What does "knuckle-dragger" mean?	strong, dumb male
ugly duckling What does "ugly duckling" mean?	an ugly or plain child (who grows up to be pretty)	The girl was an ugly duckling when she was a child but now she is very beautiful.
put the cart before the horse What does "put the cart before the horse" mean?	to do things in the wrong or usual order	I think that he is putting the cart before the horse to talk about remodeling the house before he even buys it.
in the doghouse What does "in the doghouse" mean?	in disgrace or disfavor, in trouble	The man is in the doghouse with his wife because he came home late last night.
shake (someone) down What does "shake (someone) down" mean?	to blackmail or extract money from someone	The gang tried to shake down the owner of the small store.
a credit to (someone or something) What does "a credit to (someone or something)" mean?	to be invaluable or beneficial to someone or something	The doctor was a credit to the hospital where he worked.

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Kick In The Ass Idiom