Polite, non-profane equivalent to ‘kick a**’
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00:00 Polite, Non-Profane Equivalent To ‘Kick A**’
01:31 Accepted Answer Score 14
02:24 Answer 2 Score 11
03:03 Answer 3 Score 2
03:12 Answer 4 Score 2
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 14
To "kick butt" is to "Dominate" or to "Rule!"
Dominate verb: have a commanding influence on; exercise control over. "the company dominates the market for operating system software"
synonyms: control, influence, exercise control over, command, be in command of, be in charge of, rule, govern, direct, have ascendancy over, have mastery over.
(Google)
Rule verb: to control or direct; exercise dominating power, authority, or influence over; govern: "to rule the empire with severity"
(Dictionary.com)
Rule verb: to dominate; to be the best. (Slang only in certain contexts. Typical in graffiti.) "Pizza rules around here"
Rule the Roost informal To be in charge; dominate: "In this house my parents rule the roost"
(The Free Dictionary)
ANSWER 2
Score 11
I suggest Trounce as meaning the same thing
verb
defeat heavily in a contest.
"Essex trounced Cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final"
synonyms: defeat utterly, beat hollow, win a resounding victory over, annihilate, drub, rout, give someone a drubbing, crush, overwhelm, bring someone to their knees;rebuke or punish severely.
"insider dealing has been roundly trounced"
synonyms: thrash, beat, whip, flog, lash, birch, cane, leather, spank, chastise, lambaste;
(Google)
ANSWER 3
Score 2
If it's addressed to an audience which can understand baseball metaphors, you can use "hit it out of the park".