
kick around (2)
This page is about the phrasal verb kick around (2)
INFORMALMeaning
to treat someone badly
Synonym
mistreat
For example
- be kicked around by sb/sth During the recession, lots of people felt as if they'd been kicked around by banks, insurance companies and politicians.
- kick sb around Any government that thinks it can kick people around will have problems in the future.
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