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kick to the curb en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To dismiss or reject in a humiliating manner.
    • And now the boys are lining up 'cause they hear we got swagger But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger. 2009, Kesha, Tik Tok:
    • If Cook is to take Apple to crazy new heights, history says he needs to kick Jobs to the curb. 2014 October 20, “Tim Cook Can't Succeed Running Steve Jobs's Company”, in Newsweek:

Forms

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kick to the kerb alternative lexicographic
kicks to the curb Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kicking to the curb Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kicked to the curb Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kicked to the curb Tense=Past lexicographic