kick yourself

kick yourself
kick yourself phrase
to be very annoyed because you have made a mistake, missed an opportunity etc

He kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection.

Thesaurus: to be, or to become sad, regretful or upsetsynonym
Main entry: kick

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kick yourself
informal : to blame or criticize yourself for something you have done

You've got to stop kicking yourself. It wasn't your fault that the project failed.

He was kicking himself for having forgotten the meeting.

He could have kicked himself [=he was very angry at himself] when he realized that he had forgotten the meeting.

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Main Entry:kick

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • kick yourself — to be very annoyed because you have made a mistake, missed an opportunity etc He kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection …   English dictionary

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  • kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • kick — [[t]kɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ kicks, kicking, kicked 1) VERB If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot. [V n] He kicked the door hard... He threw me to the ground and started to kick... [V n with adj] He escaped by kicking open… …   English dictionary

  • kick*/*/*/ — [kɪk] verb I 1) [I/T] to hit someone or something with your foot Mum! Jimmy kicked me![/ex] A couple of children were kicking a ball around.[/ex] Southgate kicked the door open.[/ex] She felt as if she had been kicked in the stomach.[/ex] 2)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • kick — kick1 [ kık ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something or someone with your foot: Mom! Jimmy kicked me! Some children will bite and kick when they get angry. kick something open/closed/shut: Jerry kicked the door open. kick… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • kick — I UK [kɪk] / US verb Word forms kick : present tense I/you/we/they kick he/she/it kicks present participle kicking past tense kicked past participle kicked *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to hit someone or something with your foot Mum! Jimmy… …   English dictionary

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