Kick the ball around awhile and then try to make a goal.
•The boys kicked a can around, making a lot of noise.
•Don't kick around all the dirt. You'll make a mess.
2. Fig. to discuss something; to chat about an idea. •We got together and kicked her idea around.
•Fred and Bob kicked around some plots for a new movie.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
kick something around — (or about) discuss an idea casually or idly * * * ˌkick sth aˈbout/aˈround derived (informal) to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way • We ll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow. Main entry: ↑k … Useful english dictionary
kick something around — kick (something) around to discuss something. I don t know who will be on the committee, but we ve kicked a lot of names around. Black intellectuals have been kicking around the idea since the beginning of the twentieth century … New idioms dictionary
kick something around (or about) — discuss an idea casually or experimentally. → put the kibosh on … English new terms dictionary
kick something around — See kick someone around … Thesaurus of popular words
kick someone around — kick something around, informal 1) I m tired of getting kicked around Syn: abuse, mistreat, maltreat, push around, trample on, take for granted; informal boss around, walk all over 2) they began to kick around some ideas Syn: discus … Thesaurus of popular words
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 something about — ˌkick sth aˈbout/aˈround derived (informal) to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way • We ll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow. Main entry: ↑kickderived … Useful english dictionary
kick around — kick (something) around to discuss something. I don t know who will be on the committee, but we ve kicked a lot of names around. Black intellectuals have been kicking around the idea since the beginning of the twentieth century … 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 verb 1》 strike or propel forcibly with the foot. ↘strike out with the foot or feet. ↘(chiefly in rugby) score (a goal) by a kick. 2》 informal succeed in giving up (a habit or addiction). 3》 (of a gun) recoil when fired. noun 1》 an… … English new terms 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
