kick /kɪk/► SEE ALLget a kick from/out of sthkick against the prickskick (some/sb’s) ass/buttkick the bucketkick the habit, drug, booze, etc.kick your heelskick sb in the teethkick sth into the long grasskick sth into touchkick over the traceskick the tyresa kick up the backsidekick up a fuss, row, etc.kick up your heelskick sb upstairskick sb when they’re downkick yourselfbeat/knock/kick the hell out of sb/sthkick up/make/create/raise a stink (about sth) ●get a ˈkick from/out of sth (informal) get a feeling of excitement, enjoyment, etc. out of sth从某事中得到刺激（或乐趣等）；兴奋起来◆She got a real kick from seeing her photo in the newspaper. 她在报纸上看到自己的照片，兴奋极了。●ˌkick against the ˈpricksharm yourself by protesting when it is useless to do so以卵击石；螳臂挡车；自讨苦吃◆People in prison learn very quickly not to kick against the pricks. If they complain, the prison officers make their lives very difficult. 监狱里的犯人很快就学会不能自讨苦吃，如果发牢骚，狱警会让他们吃苦头。ORIGINThis idiom comes from the Bible and refers to the fact that an animal such as an ox may kick when it is pricked(= pushed with a stick) to make it move, but will still have to move.这个习语源于《圣经》，原指用木棍戳打牲口（比如牛）使其迈步时，它们往往会尥蹄子，但也不得不迈步走。●kick (some/sb’s) ˈass/ˈbutt (⚠, slang, NAmE) act in a very firm, controlling or aggressive manner胸有成竹地做事；表现得咄咄逼人◆Now let’s kick some butt! 现在让我们露两手吧！▸ˈkick-ass
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(⚠, slang, NAmE) very good非常棒的；精彩的◆a kick-ass rock band 一支很棒的摇滚乐队●ˌkick the ˈbucket (BrE, informalorhumorous) die死；翘辫子；蹬腿儿◆He got married for the first time when he was 75 and a week later he kicked the bucket. 他 75 岁才结婚，一星期之后就翘了辫子。ORIGINThis idiom refers to the killing of animals for food. They were hung from a wooden frame (the bucket), which they would kick as they were dying.这个习语原指牲口被屠宰时给挂在木架子 （bucket） 上，临死挣扎时会踢架子。●kick the ˈhabit, ˈdrug, ˈbooze, etc.stop doing sth harmful that you have done for a long time戒除恶习；戒毒；戒酒◆According to research, only one smoker in a hundred is able to kick the habit without some kind of help. 研究表明，一百名吸烟者中只有一名能够不借助任何帮助成功戒烟。●kick your ˈheels (BrE, informal) have nothing to do while you are waiting for sth无聊地等待；坐冷板凳；空等◆I’ve been kicking my heels here for an hour, waiting for the passport office to open. 我等护照申领处开门已经苦等了一个小时了。●kick sb in the ˈteeth (informal) treat sb badly or fail to give them help when they need it粗暴地对待某人；背叛；抛弃◆The workers feel they’ve been kicked in the teeth by their employers. They have met all their orders this year but are still being made redundant. 工人们觉得雇主对待他们很残酷。他们今年完成了所有的订单，可是仍然遭到解雇。▸a kick in the ˈteeth
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◆I expected to get that job. It was a real kick in the teeth when I didn’t. 我本指望能获得那份工作，结果落空了，很受打击。●kick sth into the long ˈgrass●kick sth into ˈtouch (both BrE) reject, remove or stop dealing with a problem拒绝考虑；不再处理◆He tends to deal with disputes by kicking them into the long grass. 他处理纠纷的办法就是置之不理。NOTE In rugby and football, if a ball is kicked into touch(= the area outside the lines that mark the sides of the playing field), play stops.在橄榄球和足球运动中，球若被扔到或踢到边线以外的区域（touch），比赛就中止。●ˌkick over the ˈtraces (old-fashioned, BrE) start to behave badly and refuse to accept any discipline or control不服驾驭；（开始）不听话，不守规矩，不受管束◆She smokes and she drinks. She’s really kicking over the traces, and her parents don’t know what to do with her. 她又抽烟又喝酒，开始变得不听话，父母都拿她毫无办法。ORIGINThis phrase refers to a horse that has managed to lift its leg(s) over the long thin strips of leather (the traces) that attach it to a carriage or wagon so that it can kick more easily. The driver then cannot control it.这个短语原指马匹为了能自由地踢腿而企图挣脱套在马车或货车上的挽绳（traces），这样一来马夫就不能控制它了。●kick the ˈtyres (BrE) (NAmEkick the ˈtires) (especially NAmE) test the quality of sth; see if sth is suitable for you测试某物的质量；检验某物是否合适◆We now spend longer kicking the tyres before investing in new companies. 在投资新公司之前，我们现在都花更长的时间进行调研评估。▸ˈtyrekicker (BrE) (NAmEˈtirekicker)
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a possible customer who asks a lot of questions about a product but never buys anything只问不买的顾客◆Your sales team can waste a huge amount of time on tyrekickers. 你的销售团队有时会把大量的时间都浪费在只问不买的顾客身上。●a kick up the ˈbackside ( a kick in the ˈpants) (informal) a shock, strong criticism, etc. which encourages sb to do sth or to behave better鞭策；批评◆What he needs is a good kick up the backside. Then he’d do some work. 需要训他一通，他才会干活。NOTE Your backside is the part of the body that you sit on. * backside 指臀部。●kick up a ˈfuss, ˈrow, etc. (informal) complain very noisily and loudly about sth吵闹；大吵大嚷◆He kicked up a real fuss about the slow service in the restaurant. 他因餐馆慢吞吞的服务不依不饶地吵闹不休。◆Every time her newspaper arrives late, she kicks up a fuss. 每次报纸送晚了，她总要大声抱怨一番。●kick up your ˈheels (informal, especially NAmE) be relaxed and enjoy yourself轻松愉快一番◆Now that he’s more confident in his job, perhaps he can kick up his heels and stop looking so worried all the time. 既然他对工作信心更足了，也许他可以轻松一下，不用整天愁眉苦脸了。●ˌkick sb upˈstairs (informal) move sb to a job that seems to be more important but which actually has less power or influence使某人明升暗降；以升迁为名排斥某人◆They couldn’t sack him, so they kicked him upstairs onto the board of directors, where he could do less damage. 他们无法解雇他，于是明升暗降让他进入董事会，这样他造成的损失可以小一些。●kick sb when they’re ˈdowncontinue to hurt sb when they are already defeated, etc.落井下石；乘人之危◆George generally believed that you should never kick a man when he’s down, but thought that this time he might make an exception. 乔治一向认为不该落井下石，不过这次他觉得可以破例。●ˈkick yourself (informal) be angry with yourself for sth you have done or not done自责；后悔◆Buy it. It’s a real bargain. You’ll kick yourself if you don’t. 买吧，这可真便宜，不买一定会后悔的。◆I told John that Susan was really lazy. Then somebody told me that she was a good friend of his. I could have kicked myself for being so stupid. 我对约翰说苏珊是个懒虫，可是后来别人说她是约翰的好朋友，我真后悔自己做了傻事。●beat/knock/kick the ˈhell out of sb/sth (informal) ( beat/knock/kick the ˈshit out of sb/sth⚠, slang) beat, etc. sb/sth very hard猛击；狠打◆If the crowd had managed to get hold of the robber, they would have beaten the hell out of him.要是人们抓住了强盗，一定会把他狠揍一顿。◆The gang knocked the hell out of him for no reason at all.那帮人无缘无故地痛打了他一顿。●kick up/make/create/raise a ˈstink (about sth) (informal) show that you are angry about a situation, often by protesting in public（通常指通过公开抗议）制造事端，大吵大嚷，引起骚动◆He kicked up a stink about the noise from the new nightclub, writing to all the papers and complaining to the council.他就新开的那家夜总会噪音扰民一事大做文章，给各家报纸写信并向政务会投诉。
