"kick to the curb" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-kick to the curb.ogg [Australia] Forms: kicks to the curb [present, singular, third-person], kicking to the curb [participle, present], kicked to the curb [participle, past], kicked to the curb [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick to the curb (third-person singular simple present kicks to the curb, present participle kicking to the curb, simple past and past participle kicked to the curb)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To dismiss or reject in a humiliating manner. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: kick to the kerb
    Sense id: en-kick_to_the_curb-en-verb-I3S5klQ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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Alternative forms

Download JSON data for kick to the curb meaning in English (1.8kB)

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