to kick around

Examples

• All

• I am tired of getting kicked around!

  Liar Liar (1997)

• They've been kicking us around long enough.

  The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)

• The American people are sick and tired of being kicked around.

  HyperNormalisation (2016)

• The guy's been kicked around his whole life, from his father on down.

  Rounders (1998)

• I'm tired of being kicked around.

  The Immigrant (2013)

• My heart broke for her, as she was getting kicked around so much by sporting officials.

  Blog text (3)

• Besides, I've been kicked around a lot this week.

  Ted 2 (2015)

• King: We are here this evening to say to those who have mistreated us so long that we are tired—tired of being segregated and humiliated; tired of being kicked around by the brutal feet of oppression...

  Fiction book (2001)

• The athlete felt frustrated after being kicked around by the media throughout the season.

• Many employees were unhappy because they had been kicked around by their managers for too long.

Synonyms

P

to push around

vsto kick around

• Informal

66 5.6

To treat someone in a bossy way so they do what you want

is more general abuse often repeated rather than only asserting control

R

to ride roughshod

vsto kick around

1 8.8

Treat people badly and ignore their feelings or rights

is ongoing mistreatment rather than mere inconsiderate disregard

R

to rag

vsto kick around

• Informal

1 7.2

To tease someone repeatedly, either playfully or cruelly

is harsher repeated abuse rather than light teasing or joking

S

to sandbag

vsto kick around

• Informal

1 7.5

To hit or attack someone unexpectedly and unfairly

is repeated unfair mistreatment rather than a sudden or sneaky attack

Antonyms

S

to support

∞ 1.0

Give help to a person or idea

D

to do well by

1 5.0

Treat someone with respect and kindness

How Cruel

to abuse

• NSFW

344 3.7

to kick around

• NSFW

10 7.5

insult

• Offensive

313 1.3

to snub

7 6.3

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology