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.
get a kick out of someone or something — o to get a bang out of someone or something … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
get a bang out of someone or something — AND get a kick out of someone or something tv. to get a thrill from someone or something. □ I always get a bang out of her jokes. □ She gets a kick out of her grandchildren … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
kick — 1. n. a charge or good feeling (from something); pleasure or enjoyment from something. (See also get a kick out of someone or something.) □ That song really gives me a kick. I love it! □ What a kick that gives me! 2. n. the jolt from a drug or a… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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 — 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 — 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 — 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
kick — 1. verb 1) she kicked the ball over the fence Syn: boot, punt, drop kick; informal hoof 2) informal he was struggling to kick his drug habit Syn: give up, break, abandon, end, stop, cease, desist from … Thesaurus of popular words
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kick — kickable, adj. kickless, adj. /kik/, v.t. 1. to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 3. Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place… … Universalium
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
