botté le cul

kicked someone’s ass

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kicked someone’s ass A vulgar, informal expression meaning to beat or defeat someone. The person being kicked is indicated by a pronoun before the auxiliary verb, as in « il nous a botté le cul » (“he kicked our ass”).

FR: Notre équipe a botté le cul à ses adversaires.

EN: Our team kicked its opponents’ asses.

Je t'aurais botté le cul.

I would have kicked your ass.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Il nous a botté le cul !

He kicked our asses!

— Mystic River (2003)

Ils vous avaient botté le cul.

They had kicked your ass.

— Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Un soldat de Zé m'a botté le cul.

A soldier from Zé kicked my ass.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)