kick around

Frequency: 6.88.2 per million words

to kick something, like a ball, without a specific goal

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Examples (10)

  • The boys were kicking a ball around in the yard.
  • After lunch, they always kick a soccer ball around for a bit.
  • We spent hours kicking a frisbee around on the beach.
  • He would often just kick pebbles around as he walked home.
  • The empty bottle had been kicking around the street for days.
  • Can you kick the toy around with the dog for a while?
  • The kids loved to kick a deflated football around in the mud.
  • They used to kick a tin can around the alley as children.
  • Let's go kick the hacky sack around in the common room.
  • She would kick fallen leaves around on her way to school.