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单词 to get a kick out of
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to get a kick out of
c. A strong or sharp stimulant effect, esp. that of liquor or drugs; spec. something that makes a drink potent; a thrill, excitement, pleasure; a feeling of marked enjoyment or the cause of such enjoyment; esp. in to get a kick out of (something), to be excited or pleased by, to enjoy; for kicks, purely for pleasure or excitement, frequently recklessly or irresponsibly.
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the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > intoxicating element in drink > alcohol added to drink
kick1844
spike1906
the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [noun] > thrill of
thrilla1680
dirl1787
stound1827
kick1899
jolly1905
drive1921
bang1931
belt1932
the mind > emotion > pleasure > be pleased with [verb (transitive)] > take pleasure in or enjoy
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joyc1330
love1340
fruishc1450
enjoy1462
to enjoy of?1521
to have the honour1525
relish1580
jouise1598
taste1605
palate1609
to get a kick out of1928
the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adverb] > purely for pleasurable excitement
for kicks1946
the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [noun] > stimulant effect
drive1921
kick1951
1844 Bentley's Misc. 16 597 I then demanded a common cocktail. ‘With the kick in it?’ said he. ‘Oh, by all means,’ I replied... It was..somewhat strong; but then that was my fault, for having ordered it ‘with the kick in it’.
1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xxi. 216 ‘My Gawd! won't them chaps from the Collynies 'ave the kick!’ he observes, in allusion to their entertainment at the public expense.
1903 Daily Chron. 16 Jan. 5/1 With cayenne and mustard (to give their food the missing ‘kick’ [of alcohol]).
1924 P. Marks Plastic Age xi. 101 ‘Who wrote “La Belle Dame sans Merci”?’..‘I think Jawn Keats wrote it. It's one of those bedtime stories with a kick.’
1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 81 Home-brew with a kick in it.
1928 Daily Express 4 Dec. 10/3 I was told I should get a kick out of that journey—and I certainly did.
1929 Evening News 18 Nov. 15/6 A cocktail basis with a real kick (42 deg. proof spirit).
1933 D. L. Sayers Murder must Advertise ix. 159 There's a kick in being afraid.
1935 S. Spender Destructive Elem. 82 Strether accepts even the fact that he is living with Madame de Vionnet; in fact, he gets a kick out of it.
1941 Jazz Information Nov. 22/2 A man who..worked hard and got his kicks and saved a little money.
1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 2 May 35 We get a great kick out of wearing it.
1946 M. Mezzrow & B. Wolfe Really Blues Gloss. 373/2 For kicks, for pleasure's sake.
1951 Manch. Guardian Weekly 28 June 2 To seek a heftier ‘kick’ from real narcotics.
1956 B. Goolden Singing & Gold viii. 179 He got a kick out of being with Daphne even if she cramped his style.
1961 P. G. Wodehouse Service with Smile x. 175 He added that the beverage had a kick, and Lord Ickenham agreed that its kick was considerable.
1963 Listener 17 Jan. 133/1 Antisocial, sexually ruthless, stealing cars for kicks.
1967 M. M. Glatt et al. Drug Scene in Great Brit. iii. 39 He no longer got a ‘kick’ or ‘flash’ from taking drugs.
1974 Advocate News (Barbados) 5 Mar. 3/2 The pusher can more easily persuade him to try something with a bit more kick to it.
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