Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - kick around
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Kick around
kick around
verb Date: 1839 intransitive verb 1. to wander or pass time aimlessly 2. a. to lie about mostly unnoticed or forgotten b. to undergo consideration usually intermittently over a period of time ideas that have been kicking around for years transitive verb 1. to treat in an inconsiderate or high-handed fashion 2. to consider, examine, or discuss from various angles
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1. бесцельно околачиваться; (бесполезно) торчать где-то; 2. злоупотреблять; 3. грубо обращаться; 4. поверхностно рассматривать (какой-л. вопрос) ...Англо-русский словарь идиом
2.
1. разг. перебрасывать to kick a ball about —- перебрасывать мяч; перебрасываться мячом 2. разг. плохо обращаться с кем-л to kick around a dog —- обижать собаку 3. разг. подробно обсуждать что-л; пережевывать, мусолить (какую-л. тему) Id: to lie kicking about —- валяться в беспорядке Id: to leave one's clothes kicking about —- раскидать свои вещи где попало ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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If you kick around ideas or suggestions, you discuss them informally. (INFORMAL) We kicked a few ideas around... They started to kick around the idea of an electric scraper. PHRASAL VERB: V n P, V P n (not pron) ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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{v.}, {informal} 1. To act roughly or badly to; treat badly; bully. * /John likes to kick around the little boys./ * /Mr. Jones is always kicking his dog around./ Syn.: PUSH AROUND. 2. To lie around or in a place; be treated carelessly; be neglected. * /This old coat has been kicking around the closet for years./ * /The letter kicked around on my desk for days./ 3. {slang} To talk easily or carelessly back and forth about; examine in a careless or easy-going way. * /Bob and I kicked around the idea of going swimming, but it was hot and we were too lazy./ Compare: TRY OUT, TALK OVER. 4. To move about often; go from one job or place to another; become experienced. * /Harry has kicked around all over the world as a merchant seaman./ Compare: HAS BEEN AROUND. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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