kick out
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To make someone leave a place, often by force or because they did something wrong.
Literal meaning: To kick something in an outward direction.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
To force someone to leave a place or group, often because of bad behaviour or a rule violation.
"Two students were kicked out of school for repeated bullying."
Grammar: separable
2 B1
idiomatic
informal
To remove someone from a relationship, household, or living arrangement.
"She kicked him out when she found out he'd been lying to her for months."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very common in informal English. Used for removing people from clubs, schools, countries, relationships, and jobs. The tone is forceful and sometimes unsympathetic. Can also be used literally to describe kicking something outward.
Commonly used with
club school country team house party tenant
Forms
Base
kick out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
kicks out
he/she/it
Past simple
kicked out
yesterday
Past participle
kicked out
have + pp
-ing form
kicking out
continuous
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