kick around
kick about
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.
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.
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.
At first my friends were reluctant to consider my suggestion, but they finally were willing to kick it around for a while.
Herb thought that we should kick around the idea of establishing a special fund for supporting needy members of the club.
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.
kick out
boot out
To make (someone) go or leave; get rid of; dismiss.
The boys made so much noise at the movie that the manager kicked them out.
The chief of police was booted out of office because he was a crook.
knock about
knock around
To travel without a plan; go where you please.
After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father's business.
knock oneself out
To work very hard; make a great effort.
Mrs. Ross knocked herself out planning her daughter's wedding.
Tom knocked himself out to give his guests a good time.
She really knocked herself out trying to pass that difficult class.
Don’t knock yourself out during practice. Save your strength for the competition later.
knock out
To make helpless, unworkable, or unusable.
The champion knocked out the challenger in the third round.
The soldier knocked out two enemy tanks with his bazooka.
The prizefighter knocked out his opponent with one punch in the first five seconds of the first round. It was the fastest knockout in boxing history.
Linda’s beautiful appearance and slender figure really knock me out. Isn’t she a real knockout tonight?
knock the living daylights out of
knock the stuffing out of
beat the shit out of
To render (someone) unconscious (said in exaggeration).
Лишить мужества; заставить дрожать, трепетать от страха.
The news almost knocked the living daylights out of me.
Traveling by plane always knocks the stuffing out of her.
Она всегда испытывает страх при полете в самолете.
knocked out
Intoxicated; drugged; out of one's mind.
Jim sounds so incoherent, he must be knocked out.
knockout
Strikingly beautiful woman.
Sue is a regular knockout.
Linda’s beautiful appearance and slender figure really knock me out. Isn’t she a real knockout tonight?
A straight punch in boxing that causes one's opponent to fall and lose consciousness.
The champion won the fight with a straight knockout.
The prizefighter knocked out his opponent with one punch in the first five seconds of the first round. It was the fastest knockout in boxing history.