"kick some tires" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-kick some tires.ogg Forms: kicks some tires [present, singular, third-person], kicking some tires [participle, present], kicked some tires [participle, past], kicked some tires [past]
Etymology: See kick the tires. Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=kick some tires}} kick some tires (third-person singular simple present kicks some tires, present participle kicking some tires, simple past and past participle kicked some tires)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) To shop for a vehicle or other item to purchase or in which to invest. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-kick_some_tires-en-verb-jA2Gy6VA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1993, Road & Track, volume 45, page 142:",
          "text": "... on standard equipment, options, warranties, safety equipment, fuel-economy ratings and – of course – prices, so you can go kick some tires in confidence.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001, Brian O’Connell, Bill Griffeth, CNBC creating wealth: an investor’s guide to decoding the market, →ISBN, page 181:",
          "text": "Kick some tires. What is the fund’s expense ratio, and how does it compare with those of its peers?",
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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) To shop for a vehicle or other item to purchase or in which to invest."
      ],
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        },
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