Most likely originated in the armed services, probably during Vietnam. "Kick ass" is generically applied to beating the opponent, whereas taking names refers to killing the enemy, or "taking their names." Has been adopted into common usage as a general motivational statement.
> "CHARLIES OVER THAT RIDGE, LETS KICKASS AND TAKE NAMES!"
> "pick up that goddam football damnit! now get out there, kick ass and take names you pussy!"

2) CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, even FOX, which is a name not a set of 3) initials. No matter they’re all there, all day and all night, but in much of the world, just one set of initials really matter

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to get a kick out of to kick the bucket 美国多年来有一首流行歌曲,它的名字叫

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busting my ass 的意思是让难堪/ 努力工作 例句: I wish the directors just would stop, you know, busting my ass because I already have lots of problems. 我真的希望导演别再为难我,我的麻烦事已经够多了。 Every day I

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to kick up one's heels to kick off 人们大概都看到过一匹年轻的俊马在宽阔的草原上兴高彩烈地奔跑的情景吧!这是一幅很美丽的图象。马的前腿往前伸展,后腿

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An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were draging a waggon.While the ox was pulling with all his might he he broke a horn.The ass swore that he had got no help whatever from his weak companion.Exerting himself in the labour,the ox b

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