kick out (at someone or something)

kick out (at someone or something)
kick out (at someone or something)
to thrust one's foot outward at something. •

The ostrich kicked out at the men trying to catch her.

The mule kicked out and just missed me.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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