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kick in

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kick in
1. to provide money. The mayor persuaded local firms to kick in the money to start the scholarship fund.
2. to start operating or happening. We still don't know why the emergency generator failed to kick in when the power failed.
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Look at Mary an' me, Come on an' kick in, you cold-feets.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie-- Perfect passion and worship fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
The Power of the Dog by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
"There's no harm in a kick in the hindquarters when your belly's full," said Captain Nichols, "and personally I never take it in bad part.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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