on a kick
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8.4
- idiom
- Informal
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entusiasmado con
- Lately, she's been on a kick for baking healthy desserts instead of traditional cakes.
So now he's on a kick where he doesn't believe in getting like pre ground or preprocess.
- So now he's on a kick where he doesn't believe in getting like pre ground or preprocess.
Examples
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So now he's on a kick where he doesn't believe in getting like pre ground or preprocess.
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Just because I've been on a kick, OK, I am sold so far.
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AT&T has been on a kick lately of showing off and announcing numerous high-end phones but not giving any specific details.
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He is currently on a kick for hiking, exploring new trails every weekend.
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After reading several books, she is on a kick about environmental conservation.
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
If a learner knows 'on' as marking a current state and 'kick' as a noun meaning 'pleasure/excitement', they can infer that 'on a kick' means being in a temporary enthusiastic state about something. However, the colloquial sense of a temporary, often-exclusive craze is somewhat metaphorical and idiomatic, so the full nuance is not entirely predictable without exposure.
Etymology
On a kick may come from the image of a sudden kick — a short, strong push that starts a burst of action. So when someone is on a kick, they are 'really into something for a short time', focusing on one activity with strong interest.