# kick at the can

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/kick-at-the-can
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

An attempt or an opportunity.

## Examples

- I want one more kick at the can to pass the test.
- The project failed last year, but the manager gave the team another kick at the can.
- Despite his previous failures, he requested one final kick at the can to prove his theory before the committee closed the project permanently.

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