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词组 kick around
释义
Idiom
kick someone or something around
Theme: HARM
to treat someone or something badly. (Slang.)
I finally quit my job. My boss wouldn't stop kicking me around.Stop kicking my car around. It does everything I ask it.

Slang
knock around and kick around
Theme: TRAVEL
in. to wander around; to bum around.
I think I'll knock around a few months before looking for another job.We're just kicking around and keeping out of trouble.
Idiom
kick aroundkick (someone) around
to treat someone badly.
When his boss didn't promote him, he felt as if he'd been kicked around long enough, and he finally quit.He represents every big guy that's ever kicked around a little guy.

Phr V
kick around
kicks, kicking, kicked
kick sb about/around
to treat someone badly, especially someone who is in a less powerful position than you
I'm just sick of being kicked around by employers.
kick about/around sth or kick sth about/around
informal to discuss one of several ideas with a group of people, informally
Once a week the whole team gets together to kick around a few ideas.
kick about/around (swh)
to spend time in a place, or travel around a place, without doing anything very important
She kicked around the States for a year or so, then came home.
be kicking about/around (swh)
(always in continuous tenses) informal if something is kicking around somewhere, it is in a particular place but nobody is using it or paying any attention to it
I think there's an old lawnmower kicking about in the back of the shed somewhere.We've probably got a copy of it kicking around the office somewhere.
kick around
verb
1
to discuss something US, 1939.
2
to idle; to pass time doing nothing US, 1993
phrasekick around1. kick around/about sthkick sth around/about informal to discuss an idea with a group of people in an informal way: We've been kicking around the idea of asking Gretsky to join our team. The idea of a business merger has been kicked around for more than a year now.2. be kicking around/ about (sth) informal if something is kicking around a place, it is somewhere in that place but it has been forgotten about, or not used for a long time: I found a photograph of his last girlfriend kicking about among the clothes on the floor. That book's been kicking around the house for ages, but now that I want it, it's disappeared! SIMILAR TO: be knocking around informal, be lying around informal3. kick around/about sthkick around/about informal to spend time in a place or travelling around a place, doing whatever you want to do or doing very little: After university, I decided to kick around Europe for the summer. SIMILAR TO: bum around informal4. kick sb around/about usually passive informal to treat someone badly or unfairly, especially by expecting them to do whatever you tell them to do: She's always being kicked around by him - I don't know why she stays.get kicked around/about Some of the staff definitely feel that they get kicked around too much. SIMILAR TO: shove around, push around

kick around

1. Literally, to kick an object to move it around repeatedly, usually as a form of amusement. The activity can be done with oneself, in which the object is typically kicked with no particular goal, or with one or more partners, in which the object, usually a ball, is kicked back and forth. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is sometimes used between "kick" and "around." You want to go outside a kick a soccer ball around? He's been out there kicking around that old bottle for a half hour. You want to go ask him what's wrong?
2. To repeatedly treat one poorly, usually in a way that demeans or takes advantage of them. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is sometimes used between "kick" and "around." Oh no, I'm not getting kicked around anymore. I quit. I'm tired of you kicking your sister around all the time! Be nice to her!
3. To informally discuss something, typically a plan or idea. We've been kicking around the possibility of moving to Portland, but it's still just an idea. I want to call a meeting where we can all kick around ideas without any limitations, and see what we can come up with.
4. To travel or move around an area casually or with frequent relocations. I was an army brat, so my family kicked around Europe throughout my childhood. The band has been kicking around in the Southwest for months, but the tour will take them to the coast soon.
5. To remain active or simply stay alive in old age. If I'm still kicking around when they invent a hoverboard, I'm going to try it, even if it's last thing I do. I can't believe Old Man Murphy is still kicking around—he was old when I was a kid!

kick someone or something around

 
1. Lit. to strike someone, something, or some animal with the foot repeatedly. Billy is out in the alley kicking a can around. Stop kicking that dog around!
2. Fig. to treat someone or something badly. I finally quit my job. My boss wouldn't stop kicking me around. Stop kicking my car around. It does everything I need a car to do.

kick something around

 
1. Lit. to move something around by kicking it, as in play. Kick the ball around awhile and then try to make a goal. The boys kicked a can around, making a lot of noise. Don't kick around all the dirt. You'll make a mess.
2. . Fig. to discuss something; to chat about an idea. We got together and kicked her idea around. Fred and Bob kicked around some plots for a new movie.

kick around

1. Treat badly, abuse, as in I'm sick and tired of being kicked around by my supervisor. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
2. Also, kick about. Move from place to place, as in They spent three years kicking around the country on their bikes, or We've no address; we're just kicking about until we find somewhere to settle. [Colloquial; early 1800s]
3. Also, kick about. Consider, think about or discuss; examine or try out. For example, Let's kick this scenario around for a while and see what we come up with, or We've been kicking about various schemes to make money. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
4. Be available or unused, as in This old computer has been kicking around for months-no one seems to want it. [c. 1900]

kick around

v.
1. To kick something back and forth casually: The players warmed up by kicking the ball around. The children kicked around a soccer ball on the playground.
2. To move from place to place casually or occasionally, usually within some region or place: Those old books have been kicking around the house for years.
3. To give thought or consideration to something; ponder or discuss something: We've been kicking around the names that you gave us, but none seems appropriate for the position. Chris and I have kicked the idea around, and we both agree that we should buy a new car.
4. To hassle or bully someone: Don't let your colleagues kick you around—stand up for yourself! The seniors are always kicking around the younger kids.
5. Slang To continue to be alive or active: My grandfather is still kicking around at the age of 80.

kick around

verb
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