The soccer player kicked the ball out of the tangle of legs.
•She got into the fracas and kicked out the ball.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
kick someone out of — kick (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
kick (someone) out — (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually someone is kicked out… … New idioms dictionary
kick someone out of somewhere — kick (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
kick somebody out (of something) — ˌkick sb ˈout (of sth) derived (informal) to make sb leave or go away (from somewhere) Main entry: ↑kickderived … Useful english dictionary
kick something off — 1) remove something, esp. shoes, by striking out vigorously with the foot or feet 2) informal begin something the presidential primary kicks off the political year * * * ˌkick sthˈoff derived to remove sth by kicking • to kick off your shoes… … Useful english dictionary
kick — [kɪk] verb kick in phrasal verb 1. [intransitive] informal if a system, arrangement, event etc kicks in, it begins to have an effect: • Many lawyers are hurrying to arrange settlements before the new tax rules kick in. 2. [intransitive,… … Financial and business terms
kick out of somewhere — kick (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
kick out of — kick (someone) out (of (somewhere)) to tell someone to leave a place. They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually… … New idioms dictionary
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 — 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
