get a kick out of
English
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Verb
editget a kick out of (third-person singular simple present gets a kick out of, present participle getting a kick out of, simple past got a kick out of, past participle (UK) got a kick out of or (US) gotten a kick out of)
- (idiomatic) To be delighted by; to be amused by.
- I really got a kick out of that clown's juggling act.
- 1934, Cole Porter (lyrics and music), “I Get a Kick Out of You”:
- Some get a kick from cocaine / I'm sure that if I took even one sniff / That would bore me terrifically too / Yet I get a kick out of you
Translations
editbe delighted by
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