kick yourself — phrase to be very annoyed because you have made a mistake, missed an opportunity etc He kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection. Thesaurus: to be, or to become sad, regretful or upsetsynonym Main entry: kick * * * kick yourself… … Useful english dictionary
kick yourself — If you feel like kicking yourself, you are angry with yourself for something you have or have not done. I could have kicked myself for forgetting Emily s birthday … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
kick yourself — to be very annoyed because you have made a mistake, missed an opportunity etc He kicked himself for not having made the obvious connection … English dictionary
kick — (yourself) if you say that you ll kick yourself when or if something happens, you mean that you will feel angry with yourself because you have done something stupid or missed an opportunity. You ll kick yourself when I tell you who came in just… … New idioms dictionary
kick — kick1 W3S2 [kık] v [I and T] 1.) to hit something with your foot kick sth down/over/around etc ▪ Billy was kicking a ball around the yard. ▪ The police kicked the door down. kick sb in the stomach/face/shin etc ▪ There was a scuffle and he kicked … Dictionary of contemporary English
kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
kick — [[t]kɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ kicks, kicking, kicked 1) VERB If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot. [V n] He kicked the door hard... He threw me to the ground and started to kick... [V n with adj] He escaped by kicking open… … English dictionary
kick*/*/*/ — [kɪk] verb I 1) [I/T] to hit someone or something with your foot Mum! Jimmy kicked me![/ex] A couple of children were kicking a ball around.[/ex] Southgate kicked the door open.[/ex] She felt as if she had been kicked in the stomach.[/ex] 2)… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
kick — kick1 [ kık ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to hit something or someone with your foot: Mom! Jimmy kicked me! Some children will bite and kick when they get angry. kick something open/closed/shut: Jerry kicked the door open. kick… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
kick — I UK [kɪk] / US verb Word forms kick : present tense I/you/we/they kick he/she/it kicks present participle kicking past tense kicked past participle kicked *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to hit someone or something with your foot Mum! Jimmy… … English dictionary