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Idiom idiom

get a kick out of


To be delighted by; to be amused by.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

I get a kick out of watching old comedies.

CONTEXTUAL

My grandmother gets a kick out of sending me silly memes she finds online.

COMPLEX

Even after thirty years in the business, the seasoned actor still got a kick out of hearing the audience laugh at his lines.


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  2. 02

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  3. 03

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    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  4. 04

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  5. 05

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  6. 06

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  8. 08

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Last updated August 10, 2026