Kick me to the kerb In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "kick me to the kerb", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-02-09 06:02

Meaning of Kick me to the kerb (redirected from kick (someone or something) to the curb )

Kick (someone or something) to the curb American informal verb phrase

A "curb" is the raised stone or concrete edge by the side of the road. When you cross the street, you step up onto the curb to get from the road and onto the sidewalk.
Residents of homes usually bring their trash to the curb in front of their house so that garbage collectors can easily and quickly put the garbage into the truck.
This idiom talks about kicking someone or something, using their foot, through the air, so that they land at the curb, where unwanted garbage is collected.

If a person "kicks someone or something to the curb", he/she gets rid of someone or something that is no longer valuable.

I have heard that Mary kicked her boyfriend to the curb because he lied to her many times.

He got kicked to the curb by his manager last week. Now he is pounding the pavement.

Don't you think it's time for me to kick my computer to the curb? It has been out of order for weeks.

Grammar and Usage of Kick (someone or something) to the curb

Verb Forms

  • to kick (someone or something) to the curb
  • kicking (someone or something) to the curb
  • kicked (someone or something) to the curb
  • kicks (someone or something) to the curb

The verb "kick" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Kick (someone or something) to the curb

The origin of this phrase is unknown.

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Extremely ugly; unlovely; unattractive

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