kick around

discuter, examiner

Discuter librement d’idées ou de possibilités avant de décider quoi faire.

En anglais simple : To discuss ideas or possibilities in a relaxed way before deciding what to do.

• Let us kick around some ideas.
• They kicked the plan around for an hour.
• Have you kicked around any possible names?

Comment l'utiliser : kick something around (We kicked the proposal around over lunch.)

Synonymes : discuss, consider, toss around

Expressions courantes : kick around ideas, kick something around

traîner

Traîner quelque part sans but précis, ou y rester inutilisé ou oublié.

En anglais simple : To be somewhere without much purpose, or remain there unused or forgotten.

• An old radio was kicking around upstairs.
• He kicked around town all afternoon.
• Do you have any spare batteries kicking around?

Comment l'utiliser : kick around + place (That spare cable has been kicking around the office for months.)

Synonymes : hang around, lie around

Expressions courantes : kick around somewhere, kick around the house

maltraiter, rudoyer

Maltraiter une personne ou manipuler un objet sans précaution.

En anglais simple : To treat a person badly or handle an object roughly.

• Do not let them kick you around.
• That case can survive being kicked around.
• His old boss kicked him around for years.

Comment l'utiliser : kick someone/something around (They treated him like someone they could kick around.)

Synonymes : mistreat, bully, push around

Expressions courantes : kick someone around, kick something around

petit match improvisé

Partie détendue de football ou d’un sport similaire, généralement pour s’amuser.

En anglais simple : A relaxed game of football or a similar sport, usually played for fun.

• We had a kick around in the park.
• Fancy a kick around after school?
• The team enjoyed a relaxed kick around before lunch.

Synonymes : kickabout

Expressions courantes : a kick around, friendly kick around