kick at an open door en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To carry out a redundant activity.
Instead of making hard choices and hard decisions, the EU prefers to kick at an open door. By opting for easy policies, everyone agrees — simply because there is nothing to disagree with.
2010, Derk Jan Eppink, Bonfire of bureaucracy in Europe:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kicked at an open door | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kicked at an open door | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| kicking at an open door | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| kicks at an open door | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |