Examples
“But even those Islamist terrorists like KSM who get a kick out of planning epic terrorist operations share a deep and aggrieved sense with their more religiously motivated cadre that the Muslim-Arab world is under siege.”
“Warrie was the baby in monthly ads for the Bayer Aspirin series; Patty was a Gerber baby; Carol did a commercial for Quaker Oats; Marilyn for Ideal Toys; Dave had been the voice of Linus on the Ford Falcon radio commercials from the time he was four years old until he was seven, and Warren got such a kick out of seeing them on television.”
“I think you got a he-man kick out of carrying me in here.”
Strategic Engagement
“She noted the oddly intransitive usage by the violinist Mischa Elman: I get a great kick out of life.”
Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
“Spencer got a big kick out of hearing Dolly go potty and seeing the yellow liquid in the potty-chair.”
““A big kick out of that” is classic Québécois understatement, for when David Pelletier finishes a perfect performance, he may literally roar with triumph on the ice.”
“Still yoked to the vehicle, the three in-line tethets that drew it began to kick out with their short but powerful legs.”
Running from the Deity
“Saratoga, Commodore Vanderbilt invited me to take a drive with Mrs. Vanderbilt and himself out to "the lake" and on the road remarked in his brusque, off-hand way: "Before you fellows down south played the fool, and tried to kick out of harness, you ought to have been the happiest and most contented people in the world.”
Recollections and reflections : an auto of half a century and more,
“In New York, where I belong and know my way around and can read the signs, I no longer get any great kick out of it when a hunch comes through for me, but there in Titograd it gave me a lift to find that my nervous system was on the job in spite of all the handicaps.”
The Black Mountain
“You want to stage a couple of riots in Bukavu and Goma, take the place over ahead of the elections, kick out the Rwandans and start a little war?”
the mission song
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oroboros To prevent a wipe out by kicking the surfboard up, out and behind a wave. A 'fly-away kick out' was the most elegant ride ender before there were surfboard leashes. Jan 22, 2007