kick on
Britishverb
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Tomlin’s younger son, Mayce, a 24-year-old Columbia graduate, is having a kick on social media posting reactions to his father’s “Minecraft” reveal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Once the disruption caused by the pandemic subsided, she was ready to kick on in 2022 and lined up ready to test herself against Jamaican great Elaine Thompson-Herah at an indoor meeting in Birmingham.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
In the 17th minute, Portugal had won a free kick on the edge of the box, and the entire stadium was certain of what would happen next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Everybody in the Scotland ranks would have imagined that they'd kick on after that, but they didn't.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
I feel a soft kick on the heel of my shoe.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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