"kick like a mule" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-kick like a mule.ogg Forms: kicks like a mule [present, singular, third-person], kicking like a mule [participle, present], kicked like a mule [participle, past], kicked like a mule [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick like a mule (third-person singular simple present kicks like a mule, present participle kicking like a mule, simple past and past participle kicked like a mule)
  1. (simile, informal) To have a very strong physical effect. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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      "form": "kicks like a mule",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kicking like a mule",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked like a mule",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "This Russian drink tastes foul, but it kicks like a mule.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, David Bowie (lyrics and music), “All the Young Dudes”, performed by Mott the Hoople:",
          "text": "Now Lucy looks sweet cause he dresses like a queen\nBut he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To have a very strong physical effect."
      ],
      "id": "en-kick_like_a_mule-en-verb-GwVplq14",
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        ],
        [
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          "strong"
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        [
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          "physical"
        ],
        [
          "effect",
          "effect"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile, informal) To have a very strong physical effect."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicking like a mule",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked like a mule",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kicked like a mule",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, David Bowie (lyrics and music), “All the Young Dudes”, performed by Mott the Hoople:",
          "text": "Now Lucy looks sweet cause he dresses like a queen\nBut he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To have a very strong physical effect."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "effect",
          "effect"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "simile",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(simile, informal) To have a very strong physical effect."
      ],
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        "informal"
      ]
    }
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}

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