kick about
To talk about ideas in a relaxed way, or to be somewhere without doing anything important.
Meanings
To discuss ideas casually and informally without making decisions.
"We kicked a few ideas about at the meeting but didn't settle on anything."
To be lying around somewhere, unused or forgotten.
"There should be a spare charger kicking about in the kitchen drawer."
To spend time in a place without a specific purpose; to loiter.
"He's been kicking about town all summer with nothing to do."
Primarily British English. 'Kick about' meaning to casually discuss is common in conversation and meetings. The sense of being 'lying around' is often used without a direct object ('it's kicking about somewhere').
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