Phrasal Verbs

kick around (2)

This page is about the phrasal verb kick around (2)

INFORMAL

Meaning

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.

Quick Quiz

If workers feel like they're being kicked around, they think they're being

a. poorly treated

b. well treated

c. treated fairly
a) poorly treated b) well treated c) treated fairly

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