# kick out

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/kick-out
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To eject, dismiss, expel, or forcefully remove (someone or something).

## Examples

- The bouncer threatened to kick him out.
- The landlord decided to kick out the tenants who hadn't paid rent for three months.
- After months of warnings about his disruptive behavior, the committee finally voted to kick him out, leaving him stunned in the hallway.

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