- kick up heels
- kick up (your) heels
American & Australian
to do things that you enjoy.
After the exams, we kicked up our heels and had a really good party.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
kick up heels
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kick your heels — british phrase to waste time waiting for someone or something They were forced to kick their heels for nearly a quarter of an hour. Thesaurus: to waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant thingssynonym to delay action, wait or hesitatesynonym … Useful english dictionary
kick your heels — (UK) If you have to kick your heels, you are forced to wait for the result or outcome of something … The small dictionary of idiomes
kick your heels — kick (your) heels British to be forced to wait for a period of time. I m fed up kicking my heels at home while all my friends are out enjoying themselves. (usually in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary
kick your heels — British to waste time waiting for someone or something They were forced to kick their heels for nearly a quarter of an hour … English dictionary
kick heels — kick (your) heels British to be forced to wait for a period of time. I m fed up kicking my heels at home while all my friends are out enjoying themselves. (usually in continuous tenses) … 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 — 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 — 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 — 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
kick — 1. to die Probably from the involuntary spasm of a slaughtered animal. Usually as kick in, it, off or up: Thou s no kick up, till thou s right aul. (Picken, 1813 you won t die till you re old) The common kick the bucket is supposed… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
