| 单词 | to kick into touch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto kick into touch e. colloquial (originally British and Irish English). to kick into touch: to make inoperative or irrelevant; to dismiss, reject, or invalidate. Also to boot (punt, etc.) into touch.With allusion to sense 14a; quot. 1969 is an extended metaphor involving that sense.Not common in North America. ΚΠ 1969 Times 6 May (Industrial Eire section) p. ii As a result this issue has become a football to be kicked to touch.] 1972 Rep. 57th Congr. (Gen. & Munic. Workers' Union) 268 The six quid was booted into touch, and the principles went with it. 1976 Times 13 Oct. 10/6 While his power was uncontested he seemed to have kicked Mr Wang into touch. 1989 Empire Sept. 87/1 The most believable relationship in the film..is kicked into touch by a dreadful scene. 2003 Morning Star (Nexis) 6 Sept. 2 When it comes to the question of how to curb the supposed excessive power of trade unionism, self-regulation is punted into touch. 2010 R. D. Ronald Elephant Tree v. 65 You hate being a mechanic... Wouldn't you like to be able to kick it into touch for good? < as lemmas |
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