kick over
verb
kicked over; kicking over; kicks over
: to begin to fire
—used of an internal combustion engine
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Those charges were dropped, and the case was kicked over to the Commission on Judicial Conduct, which set forth its stinging summary of the case that now falls under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
What actually happens if every department kicked over $100,000 to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, thereby doubling its $2-million budget?
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Francis De Vries looped his kick over the congregated hoard and toward the far post, just beyond the goalkeeper’s hopeful reach.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus, Rick confronts his father's killer Jim Hollinger, brandishes his gun, decides not to commit murder, kicks over the old man's chair, and finds closure.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
What actually happens if every department kicked over $100,000 to El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, thereby doubling its $2-million budget?
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Francis De Vries looped his kick over the congregated hoard and toward the far post, just beyond the goalkeeper’s hopeful reach.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
In the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus, Rick confronts his father's killer Jim Hollinger, brandishes his gun, decides not to commit murder, kicks over the old man's chair, and finds closure.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Kick over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20over. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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