kick out at
Frequency: 6.06.1 per million words
to suddenly kick towards someone or something
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Examples (10)
- The horse kicked out at the dog.
- She angrily kicked out at the closed door.
- The child kicked out at his toys in frustration.
- He kicked out at the attacker's leg in self-defense.
- During the argument, he instinctively kicked out at the wall.
- The cat hissed and kicked out at the approaching puppy.
- Don't kick out at people when you're upset.
- The old man kicked out at the stray cat that entered his garden.
- A nervous habit made her kick out at imaginary objects.
- The martial artist demonstrated how to kick out at an opponent effectively.