kick the shit

kick the shit
vb
American
to succeed, perform powerfully and/or admirably. The image is one of dancing or performing some other frenzied activ-ity in a rustic setting; the phrase itself may be a back-formation from the adjec-tive shit-kicking.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • beat the shit out of someone — AND kick the shit out of someone, knock the shit out of someone tv. to beat someone very hard. (Usually objectionable.) □ Shut up, or I’ll beat the shit out of you! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • beat the shit out of someone — kick/beat/the shit out of someone impolite phrase to kick or hit someone very hard Thesaurus: to kick someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: shit …   Useful english dictionary

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  • beat the shit out of somebody — beat, kick, etc. the ˈshit out of sb idiom to attack sb violently so that you injure them Main entry: ↑shitidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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