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kick like a mule en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (informal, qualifier:simile) To have a very strong physical effect.
    • Now Lucy looks sweet cause he dresses like a queen But he can kick like a mule, it's a real mean team 1972, David Bowie, “All the Young Dudes”, performed by Mott the Hoople:
    • This Russian drink tastes foul, but it kicks like a mule.

Forms

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kicked like a mule Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kicked like a mule Tense=Past lexicographic
kicks like a mule Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kicking like a mule Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic