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• kick off something — kick off (something) to begin something. We like to kick off the summer by having friends over for a barbecue …   New idioms dictionary

• kick against something — ˈkick against sth derived to protest about or resist sth • Young people often kick against the rules. Main entry: ↑kickderived …   Useful english dictionary

• kick off something — ˌkick ˈoff sth derived to start a discussion, a meeting, an event, etc. Syn: ↑open Main entry: ↑kickderived …   Useful english dictionary

• kick someone/something into touch — Vrb phrs. To reject, discard or finish with someone/something. From the game of Rugby, whereby a ball kicked into touch is out of play. E.g. I m going to kick it into touch after today, and start again tomorrow morning …   English slang and colloquialisms

• kick someone/something around — (informal) 1 we are undervalued and get kicked around: ABUSE, mistreat, maltreat, push around/about, trample on, take for granted; informal boss about/around, walk all over. 2 they began to kick ideas around …   Useful english dictionary

• kick off — (something) to begin something. We like to kick off the summer by having friends over for a barbecue …   New idioms dictionary

• 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 — 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

• kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• kick up — I noun raising the feet backward with the hands on the ground; a first movement in doing a handstand (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑exercise, ↑exercising, ↑physical exercise, ↑physical exertion, ↑workout …   Useful english dictionary