kick around
Treat badly, abuse, as in I'm sick and tired of being kicked around by my supervisor. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
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How to use kick around in a sentence
But in the future, we may not have Black Friday to kick around.
Black Friday Doesn’t Matter: Every Day Is Cyber Monday | Daniel Gross | November 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat she wants is to come out here and kick around as one of us in a rough and tumble way.
Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer | Rena I. HalseyI don't know what having slaves to kick around will do to you, but I don't see how you can grow up a human being.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthI have got hold of a tub off to the Cape—going to kick around there in search of what she can snatch in the way of cargo.
A Woman's Burden | Fergus HumeInstantly the duck fell on its side, and, beating the water frantically with its wings, began to kick around in a circle.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde | Stewart Edward White
How can I see to shoot when you kick around like that an' fill my eyes with dirt!
Hopalong Cassidy | Clarence E. Mulford
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