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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Whup-ass

Please clarify the following phrase:
Open up a can of whup-ass on somebody.

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Hi, Please clarify the following phrase: Open up a can of whup-*** on somebody. It's a jocular and uneducated (or mock-uneducated) way of saying 'Beat or injure someone severely'. Another form of the phrase is 'I'm going to whip his ***' .

— Clive

  • Hi, Please clarify the following phrase: Open up a can of whup-*** on somebody.
  • It's a jocular and uneducated (or mock-uneducated) way of saying 'Beat or injure someone severely'.
  • Another form of the phrase is 'I'm going to whip his ***' .
  • Such phrases can be meant literally or figuratively.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
Please clarify the following phrase:

Open up a can of whup-*** on somebody.

It's a jocular and uneducated (or mock-uneducated) way of saying 'Beat or injure someone severely'.

Another form of the phrase is 'I'm going to whip his ***'.

Such phrases can be meant literally or figuratively.

Best wishes, Clive
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Haven't heard it put quite that way. Of course, "opening up a can of worms" is like taking the cork out of the genie's bottle. Once you open the lid, the news just keeps getting worse.

I suspect your expression means that A has revealed something about B which is going to get him in a lot of trouble with C, probably resulting in his getting his **** kicked big-time.

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