kick back

rilassarsi, oziare

Rilassarsi e passare il tempo facendo ben poco.

In inglese semplice: To relax and spend time doing very little.

• Just kick back and relax.
• We kicked back on the sofa after dinner.
• I'm kicking back at home this weekend.

Sinonimi: relax, chill out, laze

Espressioni comuni: kick back and relax, kick back at home, kick back tonight

rinculare, dare un contraccolpo

Muoversi bruscamente all’indietro per effetto di uno sparo, di un taglio o di un’altra azione.

In inglese semplice: To suddenly move backward with force because of firing, cutting, or another action.

• The gun kicked back hard.
• The saw kicked back when its blade caught the wood.
• Hold the rifle firmly so it doesn't kick back into your shoulder.

Sinonimi: recoil, jerk backward

Espressioni comuni: guns kick back, saws kick back, kick back suddenly

pagare una tangente, versare una commissione illecita

Versare segretamente parte del denaro di un affare a chi ha contribuito a organizzarlo, spesso illegalmente.

In inglese semplice: To secretly pay someone part of the money from a deal for helping arrange it, often illegally.

• They kicked back money to the official.
• The contractor agreed to kick back five percent of the payment.
• How much did the company kick back to the broker?

Come si usa: kick back something to someone (The supplier kicked back part of the fee to the official.); kick someone back something (They kicked him back ten percent of the profits.)

Sinonimi: pay a kickback, pay off, bribe

Espressioni comuni: kick back money, kick back a percentage, kick something back

restituire, rimandare

Restituire qualcosa al proprietario o alla persona da cui lo si è ricevuto.

In inglese semplice: To return something to the person it belongs to or came from.

• I'll kick your money back tomorrow.
• They kicked the missing wallet back to its owner.
• If we find your keys, we'll kick them back to you.

Come si usa: kick something back to someone (They'll kick the document back to its owner.)

Sinonimi: return, give back, send back

Contrari: keep

Espressioni comuni: kick something back, kick back something

bere, buttare giù

Bere qualcosa, soprattutto una bevanda alcolica.

In inglese semplice: To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink.

• Let's kick back a few beers.
• He kicked back a cold drink after the game.
• We spent the evening kicking back beers with friends.

Come si usa: kick back something (They kicked back a few beers after work.)

Sinonimi: drink, knock back

Espressioni comuni: kick back some beers, kick back a drink, kick back something