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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take one's tongue out of someone's ass en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

An extension of the idiom lick someone's ass.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, slang, vulgar) To stop flattering someone (especially a superior) in an obsequious manner and supporting their every opinion.

Forms

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taking one's tongue out of someone's ass Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
taken one's tongue out of someone's ass Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
takes one's tongue out of someone's ass Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
took one's tongue out of someone's ass Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

kiss someone's ass · brownnose · asslicker · lick someone's ass