get a charge out of someone or something

get a charge out of someone or something
get a charge out of someone or something & get a bang out of someone or something & get a kick out of someone or something
to receive special pleasure from someone or something. •

I really got a charge out of that comedian's routine.

Tom is really funny. I always get a kick out of his jokes.

Bill really got a bang out of the present we gave him.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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