kick (oneself) for (doing something)
kick (oneself) for (doing something)
To reprove or rebuke oneself for something one has done; to be angry with or disappointed in oneself for doing something. I knew I'd be kicking myself later for not getting that bag, so I went ahead and bought it. Plenty of companies are kicking themselves for not investing in the technology at an earlier stage.
See also: kick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- kick oneself
- kick yourself
- leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something)
- leave oneself wide open for
- leave open
- leave yourself wide open to something
- leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)
- reproach (someone or something) with (something)
- reproach with
- wash one's hands of