What does it mean to KICK someone's A$$? - Learn English words and phrases using the word 'kick'

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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We are looking at a very interesting subject today.
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The subject of words.
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One word in particular.
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The word is
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kick.
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Kick.
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Words and phrases.
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We often think of the word kick as being a verb.
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You kick someone.
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You might kick a thing, an object.
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You might kick your car in the morning
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when it doesn't start because it makes you really, really angry.
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So we are looking at words and phrases connected to kick.
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There are many ways of expressing this particular word.
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There might also be some naughty words as well, some
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some slightly rude words as well today.
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So there is the warning right now
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for those who might be sensitive to those sorts of things.
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I suggest you go and lie down in a dark room right now.
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Here we go then.
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The word kick to strike out, strike out
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using one's foot, you kick something.
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So it is generally an action, a thing you do.
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However, we can also use it figuratively as well.
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So it's not always an action that is literal.
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Sometimes it is also an action
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that is not literal, a forceful attack
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using the foot.
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So it can be something you do with your foot.
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You kick something kick
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or it is something that you are doing forcefully,
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maybe in an angry way.
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You kick something, maybe you kick the door,
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or maybe you kick a person.
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Please don't do that, by the way.
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I do not condone.
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I am not saying it is good to kick someone.
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Please don't do it
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to strike an object with one's foot
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so you might kick something with your foot.
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Kick a ball, you might kick the door, you might kick the dog.
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Please don't do that either.
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Please don't kick the dog.
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I know sometimes it is annoying.
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The dog will bark when you want it to be quiet.
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It might jump up on your bed and do a wee wee whilst you are asleep.
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It can be very annoying but please, whatever the dog does, please don't kick the dog.
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It is not very nice.
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The word kick
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can also mean give up or stop doing something.
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You kick something.
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So you might use this figuratively
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to show that you have stopped doing something.
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You kick the habit, You kick something.
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Something that you don't want to do more.
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Quite often it is something you you don't like doing,
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but you can't stop doing it.
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Something like smoking, drinking, drugs.
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They're playing computer games.
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Maybe you are trying to kick the habit of spending all night
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playing one of your computer games so it can happen.
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There are many things that you might find that you don't want to do anymore.
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You might kick a habit.
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So a certain type of habit you stop doing, you kick the habit.
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You might kick smoking.
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I'm going to kick smoking.
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I'm going to stop doing it
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because it is bad for my health.
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Even though I don't smoke anyway, I've never done it.
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Can you believe it?
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I have never smoked
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a cigarette ever in my life, even though both of my parents
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used to smoke quite a lot, so I did not need
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to kick the habit
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because I didn't start it in the first place.
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Then we have another phrase that uses the word kick.
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We can say that
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something will kick off.
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Something will begin to start doing something.
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You kick off.
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It means you begin doing something.
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You start doing something, you kick off,
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you begin doing that particular thing.
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The match will kick off
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at three.
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So that means that the football match
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or any game in fact will begin at 3:00.
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It will start at three, The match will kick off at three.
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What time is the kick off?
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So if someone asks you that question, what time is the kick off?
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What time does the match begin?
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So you can see the one at the top is actually being used
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in a different way from the one at the bottom.
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So to kick off here is the verb,
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and the kick off here is the noun.
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What time is the kick off?
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What time is it?
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So kick off can be a noun or a verb.
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The kick off is
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or they will kick off at a certain time.
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So the first one is the noun.
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The kick off is the actual thing, and the verb
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is the action of beginning that
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thing, the actual beginning, the actual kick-off.
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Here's another one.
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A fight or trouble
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might suddenly kick off.
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Something suddenly starts, Something begins.
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Something starts very quickly.
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Without any warning.
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Maybe something that is aggressive
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or violent might suddenly kick off
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a fight, or trouble might suddenly begin or start.
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We say that it suddenly kicks off.
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A sudden state of chaos kicks off.
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So when something kicks off, it means it starts
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sometimes quite suddenly
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or unexpectedly, without warning.
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Maybe a fight kicks off
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in the local pub
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because everyone has had too much to drink.
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A fight or trouble might suddenly kick off
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a sudden state of chaos kicks off.
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So that is how we are using that phrase
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as a phrase.
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Something might be a kick
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in the teeth.
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So this is an expression.
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It's not literal.
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So this particular thing is being used figuratively,
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not as an actual action.
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So as a phrase, something might be a kick in the teeth,
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a hurtful action towards someone or from someone.
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Maybe a person does something to you and you feel very hurt and upset by it.
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Maybe the action of another person upsets you.
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You feel as if you have been kicked in the teeth.
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It feels like a kick in the teeth.
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I can't believe he did that.
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To me, it is such a kick in the teeth
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used figure actively, not literally.
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Unless of course you have been in a fight
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where someone has literally kicked you in the teeth.
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A hurtful action towards someone can feel
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like a kick in the teeth.
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So we are using that particular phrase
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figuratively, not actually.
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Here we go.
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Here is the warning once again for those
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who are easily offended or upset.
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So so I'm telling you now we are going to say some rude words here
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to give someone a kick up the arse.
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If you kick someone up the arse,
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it means you scold or warn a person for their laziness
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or poor performance in their job.
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You give them a kick up the arse.
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So again, this is figuratively
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you are not using using literal terms.
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You are not literally being kicked
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up the arse.
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You are being told off,
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you are being scolded by your boss.
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They are telling you that you have to improve your work,
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you have to work harder or else you will be out.
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We will give you the sack.
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So you might say that you are getting a kick at the arse.
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You are being told that you have to do something better.
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You have to improve your performance
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to scold or warn a person for their laziness
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or their poor work.
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Have you ever been kicked up the arse?
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Have you ever been lazy in your job or at work?
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Perhaps someone has had to tell you
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to improve your work or work harder,
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or else you will be out the door
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to give some some support.
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I can't believe I just said that.
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I said it about eight times.
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You might get a kick out of doing something.
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You might get a kick out of doing something.
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I get no kick from champagne.
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It's a song, by the way.
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A kick in this use is a thrill
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or pleasure.
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Something that gives you pleasure.
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It makes you feel excited.
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Maybe something you should not be doing gives you
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a kick of some sort.
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Maybe a person who is not very nice.
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They might get a kick out of being rude to other people.
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I saw a film the other night, by the way, that deeply disturbed me.
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It is one of the most disturbing films I think I've ever seen.
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It's very old film,
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Madame Whistle.
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If you ever get a chance to see that film.
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It is.
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It is a really, really disturbing film.
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That's all I'm saying.
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I watched it the other night.
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Very old film.
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I think it was made in 1966.
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I think it's an Italian film, but all the people in the film
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are English or they're speaking English.
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And to make matters worse and more confusing,
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I think the film is set in France,
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but it is a very disturbing film.
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Mademoiselle is the name of the film.
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He seems to get a kick out of making people cry.
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Some people do.
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Why is that?
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Why do some people enjoy making other people unhappy?
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Very strange.
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He seems to get a kick out of making people cry.
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He seems to enjoy making people feel upset.
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She gets a kick out of shoplifting or
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Mr. Duncan.
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That is very naughty.
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A person who goes shoplifting
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is a person who goes into the shop and they steal things.
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They put the things in their pocket without paying.
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They shoplift.
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Some people get get a lot of excitement from doing that.
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I suppose it could be exciting
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as long as you don't get caught.
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But to be honest with you, I don't think it's a good idea.
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There is someone I know
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in their childhood
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and they used to go shoplifting.
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I'm not saying who it is, but it is someone I know.
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And I know them very well.
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But when they were when they were young, they used to go shoplifting with their friend.
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Until
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one day they were caught.
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Doing it.
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And they had to go to the police station.
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And they spent a short time in the police cell.
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So don't do it.
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Be careful.
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Some people get a thrill.
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They feel excited when they do something that is naughty,
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such as stealing from shops.
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Please don't do it.
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I don't advise that you do it.
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But there was someone who used to do it.
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They don't do it anymore because they were caught.
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You know who it is?
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I know who it is.
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I was very shocked when I found out that that person
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used to stealing from shops.
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I was.
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I was actually quite upset.
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Here's another word
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we can use when we are dancing or performing.
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You might do a high kick.
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Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, boop.
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You might lift your leg up very high when you are dancing
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like those ladies from the Folly Badger.
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They might do their
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high kick.
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They lift their legs up very high.
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I don't know how they do it. Well, maybe a ballet dancer.
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Of course. A ballet
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might lift their leg up very high as they are performing.
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I don't know how they do it, but I'm sure
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it must come in very useful for certain things
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to lift one's leg high up whilst performing.
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Is beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.
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A high kick.
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High kick.
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You can kick your leg very high.
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Unfortunately, I cannot kick my leg very high.
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I can't.
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I can't lift anything, to be honest.
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Very high.
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I have. It takes me 10 minutes to get out of bed.
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I have to lift
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one leg over the edge of the bed slowly.
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And then I have to bring the other leg to the edge of the bed.
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And then I have to slowly turn myself around
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as I slowly come to terms
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with another day of existence.
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So no, my days of high
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kicking are well and truly over.
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Not that they existed anyway.
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To be honest, I could never get my legs very high
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despite the rumours to here's another one, by the way.
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Another warning.
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If you are easily offended, upset, please don't be.
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Because I am telling you now that we are about to say
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kick ass, kick, kick ass.
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To kick ass is to attack or beat
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someone up.
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But not like that.
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That's not that's not really
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beating someone up.
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That's nothing.
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Can you imagine me in a fight?
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I wouldn't last very long.
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That's all I can say.
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To kick ass is to attack or beat up someone.
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You attack them.
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There was a film, wasn't it, called Kick Ass.
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In fact, I think there were two films and did you hear yesterday?
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Apparently one of the stars from Kick Ass.
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The movie is going to be the new James Bond.
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I don't even know who that person is.
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I never heard of them.
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A kick ass is a person
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who can go around beating people up very easily.
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Maybe a tough guy, maybe a person who is very strong
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and they they can take care of themselves.
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Or of course, to kick ass is a verb.
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So you are beating someone up.
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You are actually beating that person up,
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you are kicking someone's ass.
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To get your ass kicked is to have been
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defeated or beaten in a fight.
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Maybe someone beat you.
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Maybe you decided to have a fight with someone and the other person
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beats you in the fight.
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You can say that you had your your ass kicked by someone.
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You got a good ass kicking
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from your neighbour.
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Have you ever had a good ass kicking from your neighbour?
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Has your neighbour ever come around to complain,
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or have you ever been round to your neighbour and complain to them?
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And maybe they've become very violent and threatened you,
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so just
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this might be my last ever livestream.
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If it is.
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Thank you for watching me for all of these years.
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It was lovely being here on YouTube.
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It was ever so nice.
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Okay, I'm not going to say that again.
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Just in case.
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Just in case YouTube come around and
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they might cut my wire, which apparently is very painful.
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The enjoyment of something
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is to get a kick.
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You might get a kick out of something that is enjoyable,
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something nice, something that's fun,
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something that is harmless.
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So earlier I said that people can be rude
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or nasty or horrible and they enjoy it.
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But this is to do something that gives you genuine
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pleasure, it gives you enjoyment, and you love doing it so much,
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you get a kick out of doing it.
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I get a real kick out of learning new English words.
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So that might be something you say. You might say, Mr.
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Duncan, I get a kick out of learning new English words.
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You enjoy it.
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It is a thing that gives you pleasure,
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enjoyment, satisfaction.
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You feel as if it is something that you want to do all the time.
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It is something you enjoy doing.
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You get a kick out of it.
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It feels pleasurable.
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It feels like something that you want to do again and again.
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But this is a nice thing, maybe something that you enjoy,
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maybe you like going out for a walk in the countryside and you like to see
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all of the beautiful nature around you.
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You might say, I get a kick out of walking in the countryside.
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It gives me a lot of pleasure.
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I enjoy doing it.
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It is very nice indeed.
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And that,
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as they say, is that I would imagine
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that a lot of people will know other
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words and phrases connected to kick.
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In fact, there might be quite a few, but the ones I've showed you today
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are the most common.
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They are the most common forms of the word kick.
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