kicking boots | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyrugby,idiomatic)Ability tokickwell.1979, “Rugby Football”, inThe Ampleforth Journal, volume79, page154:If these two were outstanding, the others were not far behind. Finlow, having his best game for the School, put Murphy in for the next try and it did not seem to matter that Mangeot had for once left hiskicking bootsbehind[,] for Lintin, Finlow and H. Cooper were all but over before half-time.2009, Josh Lewsey,One Chance: My Life and Rugby, page127:Helped by a quite remarkable individual run by Jason[…], Jonny found hiskicking bootsagain, Wales succumbed 28—17 and we were through to the semis in Sydney on 16 November.2011September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, inBBC Sport‎[1]:As in their narrow defeat of Argentina last week, England were indisciplined at the breakdown, and if Georgian fly-half Merab Kvirikashvili had remembered hiskicking boots, Johnson's side might have been behind at half-time.

Examples:

EN: Yeah, well, speaking of heels, big guy, those are some pretty kicking boots.
ES: Sí, hablando de pies esas botas no están nada mal.
EN: I'm gonna lace up my butt-kicking boots.
ES: Voy a calzarme mis botas patea traseros.
EN: And then all of a sudden, right in the middle of Bruno's song, out comes Beyonce and 500 women in these uniforms, with their fists clenched enraged, and their shit-kicking boots on, taking the field.
ES: Y luego, de repente, justo en el medio De la canción de Bruno, Sale Beyonce y 500 Mujeres en estos uniformes, Con sus puños Cerrado enfurecido
ID: Lalu tiba-tiba, di tengah-tengah lagu Bruno, muncul Beyonce dan 500 wanita dengan seragam ini, dengan tangan mengepal penuh semangat, dan mengenakan sepatu bot yang gagah, mengambil alih lapangan itu.
EN: And after that, after she signs these Executive Orders, then she puts on those shit-kicking boots that Beyonce wore on the football field, and she goes up to Capitol Hill, and she says,
ES: Y después de eso, después de que ella Firma estas Órdenes Ejecutivas, Entonces ella pone en esos Botas de mierda Que Beyonce llevaba en el campo de fútbol,
ID: Setelah dia menandatangani semua Perintah Eksekutif, dia akan memakai bot keren yang Beyonce pakai di lapangan futbol. Kemudian dia menuju ke Capitol Hill, dan dia bilang, "Aku akan membereskan kebuntuan.
EN: I tried kicking boots with one person and... it just feels off.
ES: Traté de serle fiel con una persona y... me siento mal.
ID: Saya mencoba menendang sepatu bot dengan satu orang dan ... rasanya tidak enak.
EN: The fly-half really hasn't brought his kicking boots today.
HI: तोड के सारे ही बंधन आज ना वो पास है।
EN: Well... I could've left my ass-kicking boots at home.
ID: Seharusnya aku tinggalkan sepatu bot kerasku di rumah.
EN: Don't forget your choice of kicking boots.
TE: ఎరుపు బూట్లు ఎంచుకునేటపుడు లేస్లను మరిచిపోవద్దు.

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