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

  • How can I see to shoot when you kick around like that an' fill my eyes with dirt!

    Hopalong Cassidy | Clarence E. Mulford