kick off in English

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    {
      "form": "kick off",
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        "Expression"
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "glosses": [
        "A kick off of a ball game is first kick in the game."
      ],
      "id": "simple-kick_off-en-phrase-Rs8nRNPj"
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What time does the laser show kick off? The match kicks off at noon."
        }
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        "A kick off is the start or launch of something."
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "If something kicks off, it dies or quits permanently."
      ],
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      "audio": "en-au-kick off.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kick off"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kick off",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A kick off of a ball game is first kick in the game."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "What time does the laser show kick off? The match kicks off at noon."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A kick off is the start or launch of something."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something kicks off, it dies or quits permanently."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "slang"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "en-au-kick off.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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  "word": "kick off"
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"kick off" meaning in English

Phrase