| 单词 | kick |
| 释义 | kick kick // verb
IDIOMS
kick sth into the long grass; kick sth into touch (both BrE) ( to reject, remove or stop dealing with a problem: He tends to deal with disputes by kicking them into the long grass. kick the tyres (AmE spelling kick tires) (especially AmE) ( to test the quality of sth; to see if sth is suitable for you: We now spend longer kicking the tyres before investing in start-ups. TYREKICKER PHRASAL VERBS kick sth about/around ( to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way: We'll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow. kick back; kick back sth (AmE) (often be kicked back) to pay money illegally to sb who has helped you do sth or gain an advantage: In order to get the contract, they agreed to kick back 5% of their fees to the project manager. HELP NOTE A noun or phrase must always follow back, but a pronoun is placed between the verb and back. KICKBACK kick in ( to begin to take effect: The new tax rules will kick in later this year. The emergency generator kicks in automatically if there's a power cut. kick in; kick in sth (AmE) to give your share of money or help: They kicked in $10 million each to start the company. kick off (with sth/by doing sth) ( to start: The year kicked off with lower sales than expected. I'd like to kick off by congratulating the sales team on an excellent month. The campaign kicks off in January next year. KICK-OFF kick off sth to start a discussion, a meeting, an event, etc: The discounts are likely to kick off a price war with other supermarkets. Retailers have kicked off the year in positive mood. KICK-OFF kick sb/sth out (of sth) ( to make sb leave a job or position or go away from somewhere; to remove sth: They kicked out their chief executive. The firm has been kicked out of the index of top-performing companies. My landlord threatened to kick me out of the flat. |
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