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Begin to operate, as in Finally the motor kicked in and we could get started. This usage was first recorded in 1908.
In addition to the idioms beginning with kick
- kick a habit
- kick around
- kick ass
- kick back
- kick in
- kick in the pants, a
- kick it
- kick off
- kick oneself
- kick out
- kick over the traces
- kick the bucket
- kick the habit
- kick up
- kick up a fuss
- kick up one’s heels
- kick upstairs
also see:
- alive and kicking
- for fun (kicks)
- get a bang (kick) out of