get a kick out of en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, slang) To be delighted by; to be amused by.
Some get a kick from cocaine / I'm sure that if I took even one sniff / That would bore me terrifically too / Yet I get a kick out of you
1934, Cole Porter, “I Get a Kick Out of You”:I really got a kick out of that clown's juggling act.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gets a kick out of | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gotten a kick out of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | US | lexicographic |
| getting a kick out of | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| got a kick out of | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | UK | lexicographic |
| got a kick out of | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (10)
de echt Freude bereiten (be delighted by) · cmn 被……逗樂 /被……逗乐 (be delighted by) · de viel Spaß machen (be delighted by) · es disfrutar con/de (be delighted by) · fi saada kiksejä (be delighted by) · fi nauttia (be delighted by) · pt divertir-se (be delighted by) · de sehr gut gefallen (be delighted by) · fi riemastua (be delighted by) · fi ilahtua (be delighted by)