Phrasal Verbs: Kick-1

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Phrasal Verbs: Kick-1

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Question 1

Choose the correct usage

A	The family kicked the plan about their next vacation in the evening.
B	The family kicked the plan off their next vacation in the evening.

Question 1 Explanation:

The correct usage is kick about. Kick about means ‘Discuss’.

Question 2

Choose the correct usage

A	Life is really easy when you kick in your problems with your loved ones.
B	Life is really easy when you kick around your problems with your loved ones.

Question 2 Explanation:

The correct usage is kick around. Kick around means ‘Discuss’.

Question 3

Choose the correct usage

A	I used to kick across with her a lot before she left for the US.
B	I used to kick around with her a lot before she left for the US.

Question 3 Explanation:

The correct usage is kick around with. Kick around with means ‘Spend time with’.

Question 4

Choose the correct usage

A	She tried everything to kick back the indecent behavior her boss behaved in, but he just wouldn’t stop.
B	She tried everything to kick on the indecent behavior her boss behaved in, but he just wouldn’t stop.

Question 4 Explanation:

The correct usage is kick back. Kick back can mean ‘resist; relax; pay someone illegally as part of the price’.

Question 5

Choose the correct usage