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kick out |
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kick out (at someone or something) to thrust one's foot outward at something. The ostrich kicked out at the men trying to catch her. The mule kicked out and just missed me. kick somebody out (of somewhere) (slang) to tell someone to leave a place They kicked us out of the gym because it was needed for a basketball game. When the principal caught Lisa smoking in the bathroom, she was kicked out. Usage notes: usually someone is kicked out for doing something wrong, as in the second example How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Old Brooke stands with the ball under his arm motioning the School back; he will not kick out till they are all in goal, behind the posts. They were quite willing to teach him, but all they could say about it was, "You sit down on the top of the water in this way, and then you kick out like that. I'd kick out with those long legs and iron-shod hoofs. |
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