āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
kick back
/kËÉĒk bËak/
to kick back
[phrase form: kick]
01
āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ ā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to suddenly move backward due to a strong impact or force
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Be cautious when using this power tool; it has a tendency to kick back if not handled properly.
āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨; āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖāĻ¤āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to unwind and relax, often by engaging in leisure activities or resting
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It 's the weekend; time to kick back and unwind at home.
āĻāĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤; āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make an illegal or unethical payment, typically in exchange for favors, services, or influence
Transitive: to kick back a sum of money
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Some contractors kick back a portion of their earnings to dishonest inspectors to ensure their projects are approved.
āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻ
āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
