kick (some) ass (and take names)

kick (some) ass (and take names)
kick (some) ass (and take names) to threaten someone with physical violence.

Detectives had to kick some ass and take some names in order to get information from their sources on the street.

Saying that our country is going to go in and kick ass and take names is the easy part — doing it could turn out to be a nightmare.


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