"kick some tail" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kicks some tail [present, singular, third-person], kicking some tail [participle, present], kicked some tail [participle, past], kicked some tail [past], kick tail [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick some tail (third-person singular simple present kicks some tail, present participle kicking some tail, simple past and past participle kicked some tail)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) To be authoritative and assertive in order to achieve or accomplish something. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-kick_some_tail-en-verb-a3bBlHEv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (slang, idiomatic) To thoroughly defeat someone. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-kick_some_tail-en-verb-t6PAD-7k

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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