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Meaning of "kick into touch" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KICK INTO TOUCH

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WHAT DOES KICK INTO TOUCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kick into touch in the English dictionary

The definition of kick into touch in the dictionary is to take some temporizing action so that a problem is shelved or a decision postponed.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KICK INTO TOUCH

kick about
kick against the pricks
kick ass
kick boxing
kick in
kick in the pants
kick in the teeth
kick off
kick on
kick one´s heels
kick out
kick over the traces
kick pleat
kick the bucket
kick turn
kick up
kick up bobsy-die
kick up one´s heels
kick upstairs
kick with the wrong foot

WORDS THAT END LIKE KICK INTO TOUCH

cartouch
casting couch
couch
crouch
easy touch
finishing touch
grouch
Midas touch
mistouch
ouch
out of touch
pouch
retouch
safety touch
slouch
soft touch
the Midas touch
therapeutic touch
touch
vouch

Synonyms and antonyms of kick into touch in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «kick into touch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KICK INTO TOUCH

Find out the translation of kick into touch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kick into touch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kick into touch» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

踢成触摸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patear al touch
570 millions of speakers

English

kick into touch
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पर्श में लात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ركلة في اتصال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

удар в контакте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chutar em contato
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পর্শ মধ্যে লাঠি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup en contact
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyentuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kick in Berührung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タッチに蹴り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

터치 로 킥
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kick vào cảm ứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொடுவதற்கு உதவுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संपर्कात राहू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dokunmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calciare in touch
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kopnąć w kontakcie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

удар в контакті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lovi cu piciorul în contact
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάκτισμα σε επαφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skop in aanraking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sparka in i beröring
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sparke i berøring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kick into touch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KICK INTO TOUCH»

The term «kick into touch» is normally little used and occupies the 127.475 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KICK INTO TOUCH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kick into touch

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KICK INTO TOUCH»

Discover the use of kick into touch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kick into touch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
Shaun Ryder, Shaun Ryder... in His Own Words, 1989 kick into tOUCh verb to finish an activity, to stop doing something or stop something happening UK A sporting allusion. • He'll knock the tunnel idea on the head. Kick it into touch.
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
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Engineering of Sport 6: Volume 1: Developments for Sports
4 Multi-optimization of the Kick into Touch Two kicks into touch from the behind the 22m line are optimized. Two images of the flight trajectory are shown as I & II in Fig.6. The spin direction is assumed to be clockwise as viewed from behind.
Eckehard Moritz, Steve Haake, 2010
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Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Kick-back (n.). A refund of money; payment (like a bribe) to someone who has helped put through a deal. Kick into touch. Cut short any further development. ' This idea was kicked into touch at the meeting.' Side-step – an issue, question etc .
Dick Wilkinson, 2013
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The Concise Thesaurus of Traditional English Metaphors
Kick-back (n.). A refund of money; payment (like a bribe) to someone who has helped put through a deal. Kick into touch. Cut short any further development. ' This idea was kicked into touch at the meeting.' Side-step – an issue, question etc .
Peter Richard Wilkinson, 2008
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Clongownian 1914: Clongowes College Yearbook
Clongowes kicked off and soon brought the ball down into their opponents' twenty-five. A series of scrums took place near the Belvedere line, and Lane, their full back, relieved with a good kick into touch. From the throw out the Belvedere wing ...
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Projectile Dynamics in Sport: Principles and Applications
2 The kick into touch Here two possibilities are considered; both involving a right —hand swerve created by a normal, left-footed kicker. One ball was kicked from a position I : (X E0, Y E0, Z E0) : (20, 50, —0.5), and the other from a position II ...
Colin White, 2010
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Origin: Rugby League's Greatest Contest 1980-2002
The clock had passed the two-minute mark and all that was needed was five good hit-ups by the forwards with a good kick into touch on the end of the sixth. The Maroon defence ensured that the kick on the sixth was taken well inside the New ...
Jack Gallaway, 2003
8
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
... kibla 'that which is opposite'. kick kick into the long grass conceal a problem or difficulty in the hope that it will not be considered or discussed. The notion is of putting a ball out of play. kick into touch make it impossible for something to ...
Elizabeth Knowles, 2006
9
A Social History of English Rugby Union
suddenly appears on the wrong side of the House goal line but the danger is averted by a sharp kick into touch. As the line-out is formed, both sides jostle for position but Brooke takes the ball and throws into the hands of his brother, who ...
Tony Collins, 2009
10
Sinister Street
'Sidiness' could be easily forgiven after that never-to-be-forgotten kick into touch. Why, thought Michael, should not he himself be one day ranked as the peer of Cutty Jackson? Why should not he, six or seven years hence, penetrate the ...
Compton Mackenzie, 1974

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KICK INTO TOUCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kick into touch is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nintendo Download: 16th July 2015 (Australia)
On Nintendo 3DS, Inazuma Eleven GO: Light & Shadow kick into touch whereas I Love My Dogs will let you care for abandoned puppies. «Nintendo Insider, Jul 15»
2
Video Live Updates: Waratahs vs Highlanders – Super Rugby Semi …
74 mins - Dixon off the scrum, Sopaga immediately rolls a kick into touch. Evans with the steal this time, and they set near the 22m. Sopoaga ... «3News NZ, Jun 15»
3
Video Live Updates: Highlanders vs Chiefs – Super Rugby Finals
69 mins - Chiefs sky a kick into touch on the full but Sopoaga decides to take quick one from deep, Ben Smith bolts over halfway, links with ... «3News NZ, Jun 15»
4
Bath 16-28 Saracens
And, having safely secured the ball at the line-out, Saracens win a penalty, which Owen Farrell will kick into touch once more to end the opening period. Sarries' ... «BBC Sport, May 15»
5
Video Live Updates: Waratahs V Crusaders – Super Rugby
76 Min: Penalty Crusaders and Carter with a great kick into touch but they can't hold onto the lineout and Skelton jumps on the ball and its ... «3News NZ, May 15»
6
Video Live Updates: Kiwis vs Kangaroos – ANZAC Test
62 mins - Johnson almost rolls the kick into touch but Inglis drags it back, first tackle at his own 20m. Thurston bombs but it's far too deep, ... «3News NZ, May 15»
7
Drew Mitchell seals Toulon's European treble
... coursed through Clermont in the opening exchanges had evaporated, as evidenced when Noa Nikaitaci fumbled a routine kick into touch. «Sport360°, May 15»
8
Dominant Ulster lay waste to Leinster's top four hopes
Devin Toner was held up and driven in the tackle and Fitzgerald, socks rolled down, sliced a kick into touch. Ulster sensed their moment, and a ... «Irish Times, Apr 15»
9
Bulldog's Bite - DCE, Foran take different paths
TEAMS receiving penalties gain too much of an advantage through another six tackles and a 20 to 30 metre kick into touch. I reckon that is too much for some ... «Sportal.com.au, Apr 15»
10
FT: St Helens 16-41 Leeds
There must be nothing more annoying than seeing Kevin Sinfield slide a precision kick into touch and peg you back further inside your own half. St Helens have ... «BBC Sport, Apr 15»

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