"light someone's ass up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lights someone's ass up [present, singular, third-person], lighting someone's ass up [participle, present], lit someone's ass up [participle, past], lit someone's ass up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|light<,,lit> someone's ass up}} light someone's ass up (third-person singular simple present lights someone's ass up, present participle lighting someone's ass up, simple past and past participle lit someone's ass up)
  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To scold or castigate someone severely. Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic, slang, vulgar Synonyms: light up someone's ass Related terms: light up
    Sense id: en-light_someone's_ass_up-en-verb-g569jU0n Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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