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kick back

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kick something back (to someone or something)
to move something back to someone, something, or some place by kicking. I kicked the ball back to Walter. He kicked it to me, and I kicked it back.
See also: back, kick

kick back 

1. Inf. to relax; to lean back and relax. (See also lie back.) I really like to kick back and relax. It's time to kick back and enjoy life.
2. . Inf. [for an addict] to return to an addiction or a habit, after having "kicked the habit." Lefty kicked back after only a few days of being clean. A lot of addicts kick back very soon.
See also: back, kick

kick back (at someone or something)

to kick at someone or something in revenge. She kicked at me, so I kicked back at her. If you kick me, I'll kick back.
See also: back, kick

kick back
1. to do less It's time to kick back and relax.
2. to return something My editor kicked back the first draft of the article and asked me to make some changes.
Related vocabulary: let yourself go
See also: back, kick


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Keep the right foot off the floor and allow it to kick back as you bend forward.
Looking to kick back after a long, hot day in Chicago?
Bush leaves Washington for his annual month-long vacation in Texas, editorialists pine for the days when the average American could kick back for a marathon holiday.
 
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