hand someone their ass

English

Verb

hand someone their ass (third-person singular simple present hands someone their ass, present participle handing someone their ass, simple past and past participle handed someone their ass)

  1. (vulgar, slang, Canada, US) To beat up someone else.
    • 2018 August 21, Annette McGivney, “The Woman Ending Harassment at the Grand Canyon”, in Outside[1], Boulder, Colo.: Outside Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 July 2021:
      “Where is she?” he yelled as he pounded on Robin’s office door. “I’m going to hand her her ass!”
    • 2025 March 10, Lesli Richardson, chapter 7, in Heartquake: A Snowed-In Reverse Harem Story, →ISBN:
      “And you put up with him?” / He shrugged. “We put up with each other.” He dropped his voice. “Feel free to tell me to go to hell if you want, but I sense the neurospiciness is strong in you.” He hoped she was a fan of Star Wars or she was about to rightfully hand him his ass.
    • 2025 May 2, BJ Colangelo, “The Best New Streaming Comedy Of 2025 Hates AI As Much As You Do”, in /Film[2], Fishers, Ind.: Static Media, archived from the original on 3 May 2025:
      But in focusing so much on whether or not they will be perceived as racist, they've completely neglected the actual problem with "The Kool-Aid Movie," and the attendees at their Comic-Con panel gladly hand them their ass about it. During the Q&A, an angry artist asks if the rumors are true and they're going to be using AI animation, which takes away jobs from artists and completely devalues the craft.