Just for Kicks, Kicking It

The word kick has several different meanings in the English language depending on how it is used. For today’s column, let’s explore a few of them. The first definition of the word kick has to do with physical motion. As any football fan will tell you, when you kick a ball, you strike it with your foot.

The word “kick” is used in several creative ways in English | foto: Profimedia.cz

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Example: "He kicked the ball really fast, and scored the winning goal."

Kick
The word kick also has another definition: owing to its sports origins, it can also mean having beaten something, as in defeated or having conquered it. Examples:

"John kicked his smoking habit, he doesn’t smoke anymore" or "Pavel kicked his weight problem, he isn’t fat anymore and he now exercises regularly."

The phrase "to kick" in this case comes from the longer expression "to kick the habit," as in to beat or defeat something.

Just Kicking or Just Kickin’ It
When someone is "just kicking it," this means that they are relaxing and are not doing very much. Examples:

"John and Tomas were just kicking it, the weather was really hot and they were enjoying the shade," or "Mary and Steve were just kicking it down by the lake, relaxing by themselves and being romantic."

One again, the phrase "just kicking it" is a casual way of saying that a person is "just chilling."

Just for Kicks
When someone does something "just for kicks," this is another way of saying that they are doing it just because they can, or just for fun or perhaps to amuse themselves. When someone "gets a kick out of it," this means that they enjoyed it.

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