kick the wheels

kick the wheels

To inspect or test something or someone to ensure that he, she, or it meets the required or expected standard of quality. You should always kick the wheels of anything you plan to buy from someone online, or else you might end up buying a piece of junk! The boss always assigns difficult projects as a way of kicking the wheels of new employees. We should hire a few interns to kick the wheels on this app before we release it to the public.
See also: kick, wheel
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • kick the tires
  • kick the tyres
  • tire
  • tyre
  • roll to
  • roll to (someone or something)
  • roll off of (someone or something)
  • roll onto
  • roll onto (someone or something)
  • roll along
References in periodicals archive
You go and see it, kick the wheels, see if the mileage clock has been turned back and then decide.
I walk round the car and kick the wheels and press the shock absorbers, trying to test their resilience.
The Gunners captain then proceeded to kick the wheels off the pram, set fire to the pram and finally push the smouldering remains of the pram into a canal.