OPEN UP A BIG CAN OF WHOOP-ASS

Meaning of OPEN UP A BIG CAN OF WHOOP-ASS in English

punish, discipline

If you don't stop jumping on the couch, I am going to open up a big can of whoop-ass!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

UP — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a band strikes up (= starts playing ) ▪ We were on the dance …
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BIG — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
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WHOOP — n. cri
English interlingue dictionary
BIG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) big bang Big Bend National Park Big Ben Big Bertha Big Cypress Swamp Big …
Английский словарь Британика
ASS — or wild ass Either of two species of small, sturdy Asses are 3–5 ft (90–150 cm) high at the shoulder. …
Английский словарь Британика
WHOOP — I. ˈh]üp, ˈhw] also ˈw] or ]u̇p; with reference to coughing ˈh]üp, ]u̇p also ˈhw] sometimes ˈw] verb ( -ed/-ing/-s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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OPEN — I. ˈōpən, esp before consonants -p ə m adjective ( opener -p(ə)nə(r) ; openest -p(ə)nə̇st) Etymology: Middle English, from Old …
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CAN — I. _kən, (|)kan; esp after a stressed vowel _k ə ŋ; esp in NewEng (|) ke(ə)n; esp dial (|) kin …
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BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( bigger ; biggest ) Etymology: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
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ASS — I. ˈas, ˈaa(ə)s, ˈais also ˈȧs in NE & Brit especially (in Brit at least) in sense 2 noun ( …
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WHOOP — (v. i.) To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to …
Английский словарь Webster
WHOOP — ( v. i. ) To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHOOP — /hoohp, hoop/ ; esp. for 1, 3-5, 7-12 /hwoohp, hwoop, woohp, woop/ , n. 1. a loud cry or shout, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — /up/ , adv., prep., adj., n., v., upped, upping . adv. 1. to, toward, or in a more elevated position: …
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OPEN — — openly , adv. — openness , n. /oh"peuhn/ , adj. 1. not closed or barred at the time, as …
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CAN — can 1 /kan/ ; unstressed /keuhn/ , auxiliary v. and v., pres. sing. 1st pers. can , 2nd can or …
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BIG — big 1 — biggish , adj. — bigly , adv. /big/ , adj., bigger, biggest , adv. , n. adj. …
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WHOOP — I. ˈhüp, ˈhu̇p, ˈhwüp, ˈhwu̇p, ˈwüp, ˈwu̇p verb Etymology: Middle English whopen, houpen, from Anglo-French huper, of imitative origin Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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OPEN — I. ˈō-pən, -p ə m adjective ( open·er ˈōp-nər, ˈō-pə- ; open·est ˈōp-nəst, ˈō-pə-) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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CAN — I. kən, ˈkan also ˈken; dialect ˈkin verb ( past could kəd, ˈku̇d ; present singular & plural can ) …
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BIG — I. ˈbig adjective ( big·ger ; big·gest ) Etymology: Middle English, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect bugge …
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ASS — I. ˈas noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English assa, probably from Old Irish asan, from Latin asinus Date: before …
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WHOOP — noun the hoopoe. 2. whoop ·vt to insult with shouts; to chase with derision. 3. whoop ·vi to cough or …
Webster English vocab
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
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OPEN — vi to bark on scent or view of the game. 2. open ·adj produced by an open string; as, an …
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BIG — noun ·alt. of bigg. 2. big ·vt ·alt. of bigg. 3. big ·superl having largeness of size; of much bulk …
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WHOOP — [whoop] vb [ME whopen, fr. MF houpper, of imit. origin] vi (14c) 1: to utter a whoop in expression of …
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OPEN — [open] adj open.er ; open.est [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG offan open, OE up up] (bef. 12c) 1: having …
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BIG — [big] adj big.ger ; big.gest [ME, perh. of Scand origin; akin to Norw dial. bugge important man] (14c) 1 a …
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ASS — [ass] n [ME, fr. OE assa, prob. fr. OIr asan, fr. L asinus] (bef. 12c) 1: any of several hardy …
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ASS — also called Wild Ass, either of two species belonging to the horse family, Equidae, especially the African wild ass, Equus …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHOOP — whoop BrE AmE wuːp huːp, wʊp AmE huːp hʊp, wʊp, wuːp, hwʊp, hwuːp ▷ whooped wuːpt huːpt, wʊpt AmE huːpt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIG — big BrE AmE bɪɡ ▷ bigger ˈbɪɡ ə AmE - ə r ▷ biggest ˈbɪɡ ɪst -əst ▶ ˌ Big …
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CAN — I . / kən; NAmE ; kæn/ modal verb —see also can (II) ( negative can·not / ˈkænɒt; NAmE -nɑːt/, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHOOP — / wuːp; NAmE ; huːp/ noun , verb ■ noun a loud cry expressing joy, excitement, etc. : whoops of …
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UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
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OPEN — / ˈəʊpən; NAmE ˈoʊ-/ adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective NOT CLOSED 1. allowing things or people to go …
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BIG — / bɪg; NAmE / adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( big·ger , big·gest ) LARGE 1. large in …
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ASS — / æs; NAmE / noun 1. ( NAmE , taboo , slang ) = arse 2. ( BrE , informal …
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WHOOP — whoop /wuːp, huːp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: houpper , from the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OPEN — I. o ‧ pen 1 S1 W1 /ˈəʊpən $ ˈoʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : the open, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAN — I. can 1 S1 W1 /kən; strong kæn/ BrE AmE modal verb ( negative short form can’t ) [ Language: …
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BIG — I. big 1 S1 W1 /bɪɡ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative bigger , superlative biggest ) [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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ASS — ass /æs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: assa , from Latin asinus ] …
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WHOOP — n. & v. (also hoop) --n. 1 a loud cry of or as of excitement etc. 2 a long rasping …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OPEN — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1 not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHOOP — n. & v. (also hoop) n. 1 a loud cry of or as of excitement etc. 2 a long rasping …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OPEN — adj., v., & n. adj. 1 not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIG — adj. & adv. adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHOOP — n. & v. (also hoop) --n. 1. a loud cry of or as of excitement etc. 2 a long rasping …
Oxford English vocab
OPEN — adj., v., & n. --adj. 1. not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CAN — 1. v.aux. (3rd sing. present can; past could) (foll. by infin. without to, or absol.; present and past only in …
Oxford English vocab
BIG — adj. & adv. --adj. (bigger, biggest) 1. a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. (a big mistake; a big helping). …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAN — I. MODAL USES /kən, STRONG kæn/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: …
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WHOOP — ( whoops, whooping, whooped) 1. If you whoop , you shout loudly in a very happy or excited way. ( …
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OPEN — ( opens, opening, opened) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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BIG — ( bigger, biggest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A big person …
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