Tommy kicked the door in and broke the new lamp.
•He kicked in the door by accident.
2. kick something in on something for someone or somethingDictionary 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 into touch — british phrase to stop discussing an idea, suggestion, problem etc because it is clear that you cannot achieve or solve it That issue has now been kicked into touch. Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym Main entry: kick … Useful english dictionary
kick something in N. Amer. — kick something in N. Amer. informal contribute something, especially money. → put the kibosh on … English new terms 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 into the long grass — If an issue or problem is kicked into the long grass, it is pushed aside and hidden in the hope that it will be forgotten or ignored … The small dictionary of idiomes
kick something up — ˌkick sthˈup derived to make sth, especially dust, rise from the ground Main entry: ↑kickderived … Useful english dictionary
kick something in — informal contribute something, esp. money if you subscribe now we ll kick in a bonus … Useful english dictionary
kick (something) — Verb. To give up (something), usually referring to the giving up of addictive drugs … English slang and colloquialisms
kick (something) — Verb. To give up (something), usually referring to the giving up of addictive drugs … English slang and colloquialisms
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
