get a kick out of (something/someone), to

get a kick out of (something/someone), to

To derive pleasurable excitement from. This twentieth-century American expression achieved immortality in Cole Porter’s song, “I Get a Kick out of You” (from Anything Goes, 1934).
See also: get, kick, of, out
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • at this juncture/moment/point in time
  • go while the going is good
  • the suspense is killing me
  • get stiffed, to
  • color of your money, let's see the
  • what do you know, (well)
  • God's gift to the world
  • be here for (something)
  • the pits, (it's)
  • egg in your beer, what do you want?