kick out
verb1
Idiomatic To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).
- They will kick out a disruptive patron.
- I got kicked out for eating inside.
2 more examples
- I've used her password before to get info for Abe Caldwell. But this time I barely finished downloading when the server kicked me out and wouldn't let me log in again.2011, Cate Noble, Deadly Games:
- Charybdis Point House Rules[…] 5. We hold the right to kick your ass out at any time.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Rules and Regulations:
2
Idiomatic To stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly.
- I was driving and the motor just kicked out.
- Synonyms
- boot out, chase off, discharge, dismiss, drive out, eject, evict, exclude, expel, force out, hand someone his hat, kick out, oust, put out, send about one's business, send someone packing, shoo, throw out, toss, turf out
- Derived terms
- kickout, kick out the jams
- Related terms
- kick down, kick in, kick off, kick upstairs, knock out, punch out, strike out, send away, shut out
- Hyponyms
- banish, lay off, send someone to the showers