| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| kick a habit |
stop a habit, shake a habit
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A person needs discipline to kick a habit like drinking.
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| kick ass [B] |
scold, lecture, give you hell
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The coach will kick ass if we don't go to practice.
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| kick ass |
proves it is best, shows superior quality, kick some ass
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This cd kicks ass, man! Even Jimmy would say it rocks!
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| kick at the cat |
a turn, a try, have a go
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It's your kick at the cat. See if you can solve the puzzle.
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| kick back |
relax, sit back and put your feet up
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I'm going to kick back on the deck for a couple of hours.
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| kick butt |
defeat badly, blow them away
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The Cougars beat us last week. Let's kick their butt tonight!
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| kick myself |
be angry at myself, regret my choice
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I could kick myself for selling that car. I wish I hadn't sold it.
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| kick some ass |
win, beat the other team, show them who is the best
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The captain of our team said, "Let's go out there and kick some ass!"
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| kick start |
use battery cables to start a car, jump start
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The battery was dead so we got a tow truck to kick start our car.
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| kick the bucket |
die, buy the farm, pass away
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Charlie finally kicked the bucket. He had cancer, you know.
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