Phrasal Verbs

kick off (1)

This page is about the phrasal verb kick off (1)

INFORMAL

Meaning

to start something like a game, a meeting or a concert

Synonym

start, begin

For example

  • kick off The game kicks off at 5 o'clock, so we should meet outside the stadium at around 4.

  • kick off sth What time will you kick off tomorrow's meeting?

  • kick sth off Madonna kicked her tour off with a huge show in Los Angeles.

Nouns often used as subjects with kick off (1): game, match, show, meeting, conference, convention, concert, tour, party

Quick Quiz

As soon as the game kicks off, the players will

a. start playing

b. stop playing

c. go home
a) start playing b) stop playing c) go home

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