kick back
verb- I'm going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.
- Ooh, bet you're thinking, "She's so cool" Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room Wait, I think I've been there too2024, Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert, “That's So True”, in The Secret of Us, performed by Gracie Abrams:
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Idiomatic, Informal To pay part of the proceeds of a transaction to a person or organization that mediated it, often in a way that is covert, improper, and illegal.
- It was the local government’s practice to kick back to the police officer a portion of the fines collected from traffic tickets.
- It was the insurer’s practice to kick back to the broker approximately 0.12% of the premium paid by the policyholder.
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- It was the company’s practice to kick back to the negotiator at the client company.
- They'll kick it back to you if it turns up.
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Of a weapon or tool To move suddenly and forcefully in reaction to the main action (for example, when a firearm jerks backward when a bullet is fired, or when a table saw thrusts the workpiece in an unexpected direction).
- You better watch yourself around that saw. That thing kicks back real hard occasionally, with no warning.
- My revolver can handle .357 Magnum cartridges, but I use .38 Special, because I don't need it kicking back harder than a mule.