| 单词 | kick about |
| 例句 | Chairs were being kicked about and I could hear voices grunting as with a terrific effort. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Libby’s on a real kick about karma these days, so I decide to be extremely selfless. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The dirt on the ground kicked about, sweeping and stirring. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Harvey is on a kick about “Tulip Fever.” Violence. Threats. Begging. Harvey Weinstein’s 30-year pattern of abuse in Hollywood. 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Close: it means "boys", and they decided to adopt it because "it sounded really ugly and vicious, and a good way to describe these riffs we'd been kicking about." New band of the day - Drenge (No 1,438) 2013-01-24T13:53:00Z He does, eventually, though it takes the director, Jon Favreau, a long time to wake up his movie, giving it a good kick about a half-hour in. Movie Review: Extraterrestrials Land at the O.K. Corral 2011-07-28T18:58:54Z Never mind that series creator Julian Fellowes tied a merry bow on virtually every major storyline in its finale; talk of a theatrical follow-up has been kicking about since the drama closed up shop. "Downton Abbey" is entirely unnecessary, and essential viewing for super-fans 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z They kicked about principles of “scientifically based and not hokey” self-help, according to Sarah. Date Lab: They ‘nerded out’ over books 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z A suggestion that she had let surgeons ease her passage into her late 40s was kicked about between columnists and commentators on both sides of the Atlantic, although Zellweger denied it. Renée Zellweger: there is so much more to her than Bridget Jones | Observer profile 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z A lot of anxiety and tension kicking about the place. Dundee Utd sink Hibs to revive survival hopes 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z That broke my heart, but seeing him kicking about and chatting freely to his new team-mates gave me huge hope. Why am I the only male Scottish footballer to come out? 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Many detailed experiencing physical abuse and bullying from the start of their career, with one junior chef describing how he was "locked in fridges, punched, and kicked about". Elite chefs say kitchen work 'like going to war' - study finds 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Their team is currently 44th in the world but it is not that easy to meet up for a kick about. Gamer meets best mates for first time at his wedding 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z He has surged into a share of second place in the league’s scoring race and become a favorite at Carrow Road, where the yellow-clothed Canaries have been kicking about since 1935. Josh Sargent, surging at the right time, is back in the fold with the USMNT 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Christian Pulisic had a free kick about 25 yards in the 36th minute but sent the ball over the crossbar. US stumbles to 2-0 loss at 1st-place Canada in qualifying 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z “We have become a ball kicked about in their big political game.” Cold and Marooned in a Police State as Desperation Takes Hold 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z We saw security guards on foot and in Land Rovers around the perimeter of the fence, and a lot of dodgy looking people kicking about. A brief history of jumping the Glastonbury fence 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z The annual match in Corfe Castle is "just a kick about", according to David Burt, 74, who has been taking part for more than 40 years. The football games with 'no quarter given' 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The last time Mr. Erdogan visited the District in 2017, his security detail punched, beat and kicked about 15 peaceful protesters near the Turkish ambassador’s residence. More than 200 activists protest Erdogan’s visit to White House 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Then, later, she became obsessed with football, kicking about with friends outside her house in Liverpool while wearing a Steven Gerrard top. The 10,000-hour rule for sporting success is a myth, so let kids dabble | Sean Ingle 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z With the Galaxy U17/18 locked in a scoreless tie with Vancouver in extra time of a playoff semifinal, Mendez paused for several seconds before taking a free kick about 20 yards from goal. Former Galaxy product Alex Mendez, 18, making the most of his opportunities 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z The man spent his last eight years kicking about his apartment, periodically commenting on US politics and contentedly reading non-fiction. Don DeLillo on Trump's America: 'I'm not sure the country is recoverable' 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Rashica took responsibility after earning the free kick about 25 meters from goal, and he whipped it over the Frankfurt wall and inside the left post to leave Trapp flailing. Bremen leaves it late to ruin Trapp’s return to Frankfurt 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z A foul gave Griezmann a free kick about 30 yards or so out on the left, and he fires in a ball that Mandukic heads over Subasic into his own net. How France Won Its Second World Cup Title 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z “I felt powerless,” he said, recalling Germany’s 1-0 win that sent the both teams through at the expense of Algeria after a soulless kick about. Former final ref says corners would make good tiebreaker 2018-06-30T04:00:00Z Incredibly, there was more drama to come as Portugal won a free kick about 20 meters out in the 88th minute. Hat-trick hero Ronaldo denies Spain in six-goal thriller 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The station reports that Peterson was helping load the horse into a trailer when she was kicked about 8 p.m. Woman dies of kick from horse at Oklahoma racetrack 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Protesters and others pushed down temporary metal fencing and engaged in shoving and kicking about a kilometer from the church where Christmas services are set to be held. Palestinians protest Greek Orthodox patriarch for land deals 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Arguably the best-known Christmas Day game of football featuring UK players was the wartime kick about between British and German soldiers in No Man's Land in Flanders in 1914 during World War One. The sports games that don't stop for Christmas Day 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Kimmel asserted, among other things, that the proposed law “will kick about 30 million Americans off insurance.” Analysis | Sen. Cassidy’s rebuttal to Jimmy Kimmel: ‘More people will have coverage’ 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Congressional analysts found that bill would kick about 23 million Americans off health insurance. US Rep. Jacky Rosen to run for Senate in key Nevada race 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Howard, who just regained the starting job from Guzan, was hurt while taking a goal kick about 35 minutes in. Tim Howard hurts right leg playing for US 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z The North Koreans were not the only foreign footballers kicking about in the North East during the World Cup. Did the 1966 World Cup change England? - BBC News 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Related: Hadley Freeman: Don’t blame the wellness fad for anorexia Clinton has been getting kicked about for 24 years and is still determinedly making history. Hillary Clinton in charge is OK, but Elizabeth Warren, too? That’s pushing it | Hadley Freeman 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Pessimism further clouds the conference suite as we kick about possible solutions. Anohni: 'There’s something broken about humanity. We’re cannibalising our home' 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z EST 20:02 15 min: England win a free kick about 30 yards from the goal. USWNT v England: women's soccer friendly – live! 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z McIlroy, 26, is so irrepressibly buoyant and elastic-limbed that he apparently is feeling little pain in the ankle he tore up horsing around in a “kick about” with friends on a soccer pitch July 4. Forget Tiger vs. Phil — Rory McIlroy vs. Jordan Spieth is golf’s new rivalry 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z The man, whose name was not immediately available, was kicked about a dozen times and punched more than two dozen times, according to the video footage. Video shows deputies beating man after horse pursuit 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z He says you get falls and you get kicked about, but it keeps your body strong and robust. I'll cut up AP's licence, jokes Mrs McCoy 2013-11-08T07:17:19Z Then, with the match seemingly headed for a deadlock, the United States won a free kick about 25 yards from goal just to the left of the middle of the field. United States. 4, Bosnia-Herzegovina 3: Altidore’s Hat Trick Sparks United States 2013-08-14T23:31:01Z On mitchcole21 he wrote: "London tonight for the usual kick about with the lads!" Mitchell Cole, first player to score at new Wembley, dies aged 27 2012-12-01T12:49:36Z They took a free kick about 15-20 yards ahead of where the foul took place. "Everyone just has to take a look at themselves in the mirror and ask, 'Did I do enough tonight?'" 2012-11-12T10:45:41Z First off, the environments he travels through bare scant resemblance to the cities that Altair and Ezio kicked about in. Assassin's Creed III – preview 2012-09-24T16:06:00Z Jamaica increasingly dominated the midfield, and the Reggae Boyz tied the score after a late tackle by Beckerman on Austin gave Jamaica a free kick about 28 yards out. Jamaica beats US 2-1 in World Cup qualifier 2012-09-08T04:21:09Z Their model does not seem to be working and there also does not seem to be any drivers to get people kicked about the sector right now. Summer season lacks fireworks for U.S. retailers 2012-06-01T18:55:48Z Patient toiler on the railroad or in the mine, yet doomed to be kicked about in the land whose prosperity he has done so much to promote. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z The kicking about of the wampum belt is the usual indication of contempt for the message of which the belt is the token. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z If the old man makes any kick about anything, you must back me up in all I say. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z "Any time you want to kick about my orders you call me mister." The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z The same thing has been done a hundred times, and there has never been a kick about it. Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball 2012-03-02T03:00:09.747Z Soon after the doctor went out, there was heard a shrill whistle at the gate, together with a kicking about of gravel by a pair of rough boots. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z “I am not going to raise a kick about it to-night, but I shall report it to the clerk in the morning.” Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star 2012-01-20T03:00:15.013Z He took a free kick about 80 yards from the Watford goal on March 17, 2007, and the ball bounced in over the head of keeper Ben Foster. He Shoots. He Scores? From Soccer to Lacrosse, Goalkeepers Get in on the Act 2012-01-06T02:21:41Z “You shouldn’t kick about this road,” smiled Frank. Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best 2011-12-30T03:00:28.567Z Net result—a greatcoat kicking about in a passage till it is lost or appropriated. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z So the poor lad was kicked about and thrust away from every tent where he stopped to ask for bread. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z Of course, we're both Christians, dear James; and there's a good deal of civilisation kicking about the world nowadays. Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor 2011-11-11T03:00:30.420Z “If I had that caravan, now, and a thousand a year,” we heard one man observe, “I’d kick about everywhere all over the country, and I wouldn’t call the king my cousin.” The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan 2011-10-11T02:01:13.517Z There was a man there who had just arrived from San Francisco, they said, and he was doing a good deal of kicking about something that had been done, or hadn’t been done. Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires 2011-09-22T02:00:25.017Z Doping horses was all right at Alexander, and so the stewards couldn't kick about that. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z My boss said the next tenant would insist on having the doors taken out, so you might as well kick about them being here, and see if you’se kin get the winder in.’” Polly in New York 2011-09-18T02:00:27.103Z It began with them taking a free kick about 20 yards away from where the foul was committed. Real Salt Lake 2, Sounders FC 1, postgame quotes and stats 2011-09-11T00:33:05Z "It's all right about the rules," he said; "if the house committee kick about it, send them to me." The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z That was evident on the first kickoff last Friday night against Tampa Bay, when Quentin Lawrence decided to bring out a ball kicked about 5 yards deep in the end zone. Pop it up or boom it deep? Chiefs among NFL teams trying to get grasp on new kickoff rules 2011-08-17T08:38:35Z Why, lookye here, I’ve been kicking about in the world ever since I was ten, and been in the police six years, and I couldn’t make a speech like that.” The Story of Antony Grace 2011-07-27T02:00:35.717Z To put into swaddling clothes the man who is wise enough to seek an education, and to leave his duller brother to kick about as he pleases, seems a little arbitrary. The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education 2011-07-19T02:00:17.220Z In brain tissue bathed in high concentrations of FOXP2, the protein kicked about 160 genes into gear. 'Language Protein' May Help Build Brain Circuits 2011-07-07T22:00:00Z You don't think for a moment that she would have her head turned—" "No, sir; not a bit of it; but it's the principle of the thing that I'm kicking about. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z That means YouTube users like watching a baby being kicked about 30 times more than they like the idea of interactive advertising on their Xboxes. YouTube Users Do Not Like Microsoft's Plan For Kinect-Enabled Advertising 2011-06-28T18:46:36Z If it isn't a joint you're dancing in, where's Richards get off with his kicking about you not being good enough to marry his son? Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z I always end up being kicked about by events. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z Rhoda was fast asleep and breathing softly; Dolly was kicking about in her own bed, and thrilling with terror and excitement, and thinking of what she had heard of the poor pretty lady downstairs. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z Then legs kick about and are lifted in air, Strange gesture and antic repeating; The bones crack and rattle, and crash here and there, As if to keep time they were beating. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z She says company can’t kick about the slick stiffness of them, and somehow it would seem rather Aunt Clayish to take that eighteen inches off of the poor unsuspecting guests, whoever they may be.” Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z It's the jack directors waste on me I'm kicking about. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z I've wondered how much was my not understanding," I went on, "and how much I had to kick about. Plain Mary Smith A Romance of Red Saunders 2011-04-09T02:00:09.887Z The body of the nest is of seed-stems, so closely interwoven that it may be roughly handled, or even kicked about like a football, without being destroyed. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z It can very difficult to find social connections and this is a very non-threatening way of turning up and having a kick about. FA aims to get more people playing 2011-02-06T18:42:49Z The magician then turned his attention to the little girl, who shrieked and kicked about all the time. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Then we can learn the rules and kick about a bit. Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z Vranic got cuffed and kicked about; he had been born in an unlucky moment, and everyone hated him without really understanding why or wherefore. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z "He also said that as you are deputy sports editor at the Guardian, isn't it a bit of a come-down for you to be doing a kick about on a ploughed field in May?" Wigan Athletic v Hull City - live! 2010-05-03T12:10:00Z During breaks, no one ever asked me to join a kick about, though I would have made a serviceable goalpost. How I learned to love spectator sport 2010-04-21T07:00:00Z There's any amount kicking about this Estate at the present moment; it's in the soil. Witching Hill The four elephants in the train plunged and kicked about, and at last they broke their ropes and ran out of the van, followed by all the others, and into the open streets. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893 Vranic, being hardly able to speak with anyone, indulged in his morose way of living, and, except for being kicked about every now and then, he was left very much to himself. The Pobratim A Slav Novel 2011-01-11T03:00:27.460Z Charles Ducros was another whose style of boxing, more in the English fashion, but with low kicks about his opponent’s shins, made a name for himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" "After all, you can't kick about such mistakes being made, because that's the trouble about being a new beginner in any business," Morris said. Worrying Won't Win The social side of a training trip consists of kicking about the grub, singing songs at night, and listening to the same old stories that creep out of the bushes on crutches year after year. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside Keep a good heart, even if you have to knock in vain at many doors, and kick about the backstairs of the house of letters. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. Well," he said at length, "what are you kicking about? The Competitive Nephew No use kicking about anything—it's all been arranged for you. Where the Pavement Ends In fact, I've been kicked about like an old hat, nearly used up by the flagellations of Old Time, and am now feeling the way with my cane down to the silent valley. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 If Dan kicks about it, you know how to stop him. The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers "Give a feller a lot of work to do and not even let him kick about it!" Sube Cane The dust is all disturbed and kicked about. A Frontier Mystery Always while I was kicking about the gutters or the jail it was that way. Where the Pavement Ends She could not touch them without blackening her hands, nor let her baby sit on the floor for the dirt he wiped up on his clothing as he rolled and kicked about. The Mountain Girl If they kick about it, tell them we'll be setting this ship down on a Malta air strip. A Yankee Flier in Italy The punt-about is the practice ball, which is just brought out and kicked about anyhow from one boy to another before callings over and dinner, and at other odd times. Tom Brown's School Day's Occasionally the rustic boys made use of a blown bladder, without the covering of leather, by way of a football, putting beans and horse-beans inside, which made a rattling noise as it was kicked about. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Trouble with you, Bob, you’re so set and stubborn that you’ve got to find something to kick about or argue against or you wouldn’t be happy. Under Boy Scout Colors Val had kicked about the splinters at his feet, and formed them into heaps. Leonore Stubbs He, however, is the victim of all the caprices of the company, from the prima donna, who in a miff kicks about his partition in a very piano cavatina, to each of the bandy-legged choristers. Physiology of The Opera The smoke, the haze, the dingy reds and blues and yellows and greens of kicked about box cars were showing with beauty—the vigor and beauty of raw reality. The "Genius" But what I do kick about is this everlasting spying around all the time. The Blue Goose You'd rather see the play from a snug little box, than be an actor in it, kicked about and worried.' Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, January, 1851 “Come, Wyn, you set us our tasks and any girl who kicks about ’em shall be fined.” Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club And Pop was the first to give him the tip on legitimate business and how to pull money on the right side of the law and make a profit they couldn't kick about. The Man Who Staked the Stars "What in hell you kicking about," said the man opposite. "And they thought we wouldn't fight" Fancy your leaving those novels kicking about in the car! The Count's Chauffeur Well, why didn’t you kick about it then? Wunpost They have never published a single story that any intelligent Reader could kick about. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 It just looks bad, and a lot of people are kicking about it. Outside Inn In one place the earth about the roots of one of them was kicked about as though by the feet of a horse stamping flies. Religion & Sex Studies in the Pathology of Religious Development It was like something in a long sack kicking about there. The Vast Abyss The Story of Tom Blount, his Uncles and his Cousin Sam “What about that ‘company policy’ of hiring nothing but local labor to keep the community friendly which Magney was always kicking about?” he asked. In the Shadow of the Hills I noticed in your last issue that a fellow by the name of Edwin C. Magnuson was kicking about "The Readers' Corner." Astounding Stories, May, 1931 I think I’d enjoy it if there was a real reason besides just the discipline of it they are always talking about when you kick about mathematics and languages.” Cloudy Jewel Only thing I kick about," he presently mumbled, throwing away the slender bones which he had picked clean, "is that they go so quick. The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields When I kicked about the food, Miss Woods claimed I ought to be tickled to get eggs to eat, because they was very expensive on account of the late war. Kid Scanlan This one down here now is making his little kick about the few pickings we get out of our jobs. Whispering Smith The dolly would be on the chair, her torn picture-books over the floor, her ball kicking about everywhere, and her blocks any where. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad I was almost certain it was made by a bird; the President was of like opinion; and I kicked about in the tufts of grass, hoping to flush the bird. Camping with President Roosevelt Look, what have I got to kick about? Shipwreck in the Sky It does baby good to lie down and kick about, for crawling and climbing exercise his muscles. How Girls Can Help Their Country Somebody found the note kicking about, I dare say, and didn't know who it belonged to; he knew Frank was in a corner, and sent it to him. Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California I'm almost starved, and I'm kicked about like a dog. My Life: or the Adventures of Geo. Thompson Being the Auto-Biography of an Author. Written by Himself. Dad thought that I would make an awful kick about it, and I would if I hadn't met you fellows, but between us we ought to be able to start something going. Battling the Clouds or, For a Comrade's Honor His one idea is to be a kicker as long as he can think of anything to kick about. Hepsey Burke At first I kicked about as hard as I could, and tried to keep my wings clear. Dick and His Cat and Other Tales I was kicking about over the débris a day or two ago, and heard a cat mewing under the débris somewhere. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin You buy ’em when the Mexican boss is asleep in his ’dobe, so there’s no kick about the price. 'Me--Smith' My wife used to kick about it a whole lot.” Across the Mesa ‘Pigs is high,’ I told him, ‘same price for one as for ’nother,’ but he didn’t pay no attention to it an’ never raised no kick about the price. At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern And rearing himself up against the trunk of a tree, standing on his head, with his legs in the air, l'Encuerado kicked about with all the frenzy of one possessed. Adventures of a Young Naturalist The gardener would turn them out, for he imagines they would kick about in his flower-beds and rake out the seeds. The Children's Book of London The freshman’s panama, kicked about in the dust, was not rescued until it resembled an uprooted weed. Radio Boys Loyalty Bill Brown Listens In Not that I've much to kick about, for it's proved a chance for me. The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel After kicking about the streets of the East End of London he became a music hall performer under the name by which he is known to business history. An African Adventure Directly they came out of the shells they seemed to be at least three months old, such a noise did they make, crying and kicking about. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen "Oh, I just kicked about in the basket, and I heard them all start off, and I shouted, 'Hi, here! let me out, can't you!'" New Treasure Seekers or, The Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune “Here’s an old tin lard-pail they no doubt used for a water-pail,” said Rob, kicking about in the heavy covering of grass which lay on the floor. The Young Alaskans She kicked about taking off her shoes and stockings, and said no gentleman would compel a lady to do that. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 "Oh, we'll find some stones!" cried Tom, kicking about in the snow, moving his feet from side to side. The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays I have been kicked about for seven hundred and seventy years, crumbling miserably on the earth, and without exciting the compassion of a single individual. Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen I mean to put away every shoe just the very minute I take it off, and not have them kicking about the closet floor at all, ever. Margaret Montfort “Not a bad name for a coachman,” observed Jack, beginning to prance and kick about. The Three Midshipmen “Nor I,” said Saxe; “only that the bits of burnt wood seem to have been kicked about.” The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps Tom and Ted put this one stone behind the left wheel, and then began kicking about in the snow to find another. The Curlytops and Their Playmates or Jolly Times Through the Holidays He has been loud in his howls about the Boss being incompetent and kicking about the farmer having to pay the building charges. Still Jim Georgie laughed with such shouts of merriment that Alan told him to shut up; he would have the boat over if he kicked about in that manner. Chatterbox, 1906 When we was at the ranger station we seen one Arkansas car come in with six shooting irons, and they all made a kick about having their guns locked up. Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone He wallowed, turned head over heels, kicked about with his four feet in the air, and got up black and disgusting as the inside of a chimney. En Route Faith never kicks about your going, but she always tries to make me stay at home. At the Little Brown House He happened to be building a Palace when the news came, and he left all the bricks kicking about the floor for Nurse to clear up—but then the news was rather remarkable news. The Book of Dragons At last he fired, and the tiger fell off the horse, rolling and kicking about in all directions—evidently badly wounded. Lost in the Forest Wandering Will's Adventures in South America Of course Paw kicks about the crops and prices, but I've been living with Paw forty years, and I dunno as I can remember a time when he didn't kick. Maw's Vacation The Story of a Human Being in the Yellowstone Esmeralda, the American Consulate escutcheon was painted out, and the notice boards outside the doors were kicked about the streets. The Philippine Islands The captain had many opportunities of hearing from this voluble person of the magnificent mismanagement shown by the way the transports were kicking about in different parts of the Bosphorus and in the Black Sea. The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Well, it's all her father's fault—and her own, too, because whenever I raised a kick about his making a slave of her, she always defended him. The Straw At the very start Merriwell made a kick about this, and Morse was forced to show the ball in his hand. Frank Merriwell's Cruise The last they saw of him, he was kicking about in the mesquite, looking for his gold. Kid Wolf of Texas We won't be at them all the time, the way they keep at me, And kick about a little dirt that no one else can see. The Path to Home I’ve just come out of prison, and am flung on the world to be kicked about like a dog and starve. The Garret and the Garden This world wasn’t made to be kicked about like a foot-ball by chance, or circumstances, or anything of the sort. Rivers of Ice Well, I confess I was tired of having England kicked about all over the world. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography Men shouted, horses kicked about in their wooden cars, the elephants trumpeted, the tigers growled, the lions roared, while the monkeys chattered. Nero, the Circus Lion His Many Adventures He never whined or whimpered when a shot of his went wrong; 185 Never kicked about his troubles, but just plodded right along. The Path to Home I knew that it was now high time to kick about, and sing out, and call to the people on board the dhow to help me. My First Voyage to Southern Seas He kicked about in the tub of water, and seemed highly delighted, as if it was a luxury to which he was accustomed, while he also appeared fully to appreciate the advantage of clean clothes. Mark Seaworth “What have you got there?” we all asked eagerly, as we saw that there was a living creature kicking about in the bag. With Axe and Rifle There aren’t many either, I’ve a notion, who’ve been worse rewarded, or more kicked about by cruel fate, or you wouldn’t find him playing the fiddle and singing songs for your amusement. The Loss of the Royal George “He was born all crooked and out o’ shape and ugly, and got teased and kicked about when he was a boy; and I zuppose it made him zour and evil-tempered. Nic Revel A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land Anxiously I watched their proceedings, kicking about, and shouting as loud as I could, while I swam on as before. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Why, here’s one,” cried Bigley just then, as he found one of the biggest kicking about among the sea-weed that he had turned out of the bottom of his net. Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore But he has been half starved, Billy, and kicked about in the world. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle “Why, Master Grant, I was kicked about and hit when I was a boy more’n ever a boy was before, but all that time seems bright and sunshiny to me.” Brownsmith's Boy A Romance in a Garden By the way, I fancy I did see a sixpence kicking about somewhere.” The Master of the Shell Another lot were kicking about a football in an aimless way. Follow My leader The Boys of Templeton It stuck!—she had to pat me on the back—I became purple and kicked about wildly, ruining her new sash by upsetting both plates. The Blunders of a Bashful Man "Why, Ike Harkey is kicking about the six shotes the Deacon put off on him." Other Main-Travelled Roads We used to kick about Des Moines, now that they use so much soft coal, and all the manufacturing and all. Gigolo The result was he tripped, and came down head first in a deep drift, and there he remained, buried to his shoulders while his feet were up in the air, wildly kicking about. The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound Or, The Proof on the Film Boys were kicking about boardings that had been torn from the statues in Trafalgar Square. Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards "What have you got to kick about?" retaliated the other, shutting his knife and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. With Those Who Wait You won't find me kicking about the money you spend as long as it comes back in ore. Rimrock Jones Remember how I kicked about that air mattress? Gigolo The fire representing Judas Iscariot, after being allowed to burn for a brief time, was kicked about, and put out.... A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide They claim a shortage and kick about the quality of the shipment before they even start to unpack the goods. Potash and Perlmutter Settle Things It is delightful even to kick about your own furniture; and there is something manly and magnanimous in paying our own taxes. Henrietta Temple A Love Story They are cursed and kicked about by the brutal owner of the place, and suffer still greater violence, at times, in the drunken brawls for which these houses are famous. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Have too much esprit de corps to complain of the length of the march, or to kick about the dust on the road. The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training How the two-legged mouse must have kicked about inside his trap! The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War If the same food was continued, it would proceed to scream and kick about violently, exactly like a baby in a passion. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 12 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Scientists Again she kicked about for a grip, in vain. The Terrible Twins The Roosevelt was kicked about by the floes as if she had been a football. The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club "Well, what are you kicking about?" he said. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter This and another Russian habit, that of allowing a baby to kick about in its crib clad only in its birthday suit, I commend to the consideration of American mothers. Russian Rambles "Did you hear from those suckers out in Kansas City what made the kick about them London Smokes, Mawruss?" he asked. Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures Any one with any spirit will kick if there is anything to kick about. The Hidden Places While the emperor was listening to them, he was at the same time playing with a Russian ball, which he kicked about with his foot. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 He kicked about in the pitch-dark for what seemed to be endless minutes before his foot knocked against it. "Contemptible", by "Casualty" The duke kicked about the shattered bits of porcelain. The Princess Elopes The Honorable Hendricks, whose dignity on the bench would so honor the judicial ermine, rushed wildly into the house while Hamilton Burton's envoy stood outside contemplatively kicking about among the fallen leaves. Destiny "I really don't see what the young fool can kick about in that," he said, throwing it into the basket. A Prince of Sinners Sponge felt proud of the honour of having such a fine creature on his arm, and kicked about in his tights more than usual. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour You're always kicking about my doing things I shouldn't; well, you've got to quit riding around alone the way you do. Skyrider He kicked about in them as if he liked the noise they made, but offered to go no farther. What Necessity Knows He was kicking about a pile of shavings on the floor. The Bread-winners A Social Study He give it to you just as it is, but I never knew him to kick about it before. The Exiles and Other Stories Smoke up if you want to, they don't kick about it here. The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police A word put in the marriage service for the purpose of giving the parties of the first part something to kick about. The Silly Syclopedia But I'm not going to waste the winter and my salary in the semi-tropics just because you want me to—" "O Lord!" said Portlaw, "what are you kicking about? The Firing Line With careful usage, it would last for years yet; but who knows how two wandering bodies that have been tramping miles through the storm may kick about in their sleep? Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales I kicked about and sat up; the noise in my ears was something, I can tell you; and then the wind in me! Miriam's Schooling and Other Papers The Parisian barrier was soon reached, and the man taken up to kick about the jaded travellers' luggage at the journey's end. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities "Your wife doesn't kick about your smoking up the curtains." More Toasts Stocks that had been kicked about the market for years, took on value from day to day, and asserted themselves as fair investments. Sevenoaks Character used to be regarded as something at least half way sacred," said Witherspoon, "but now, like an old plug hat, it is kicked about the streets. The Colossus A Novel The water in our canvas buckets froze into solid cakes of ice, which we hewed out with pickaxes and kicked about like footballs. Tell England A Study in a Generation The morning was rainy, so Collumpsion remained at home, and employed himself by kicking about the ottoman, and mentally multiplying all the single articles in his establishment by two. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 5, 1841 We were whipped, kicked about, and kept in a half-starved condition. Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills He's been battered and kicked about so much, it would seem, there ain't much can happen to him that he hasn't already suffered. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp I promised at once to take no pictures, and indeed at the end of the afternoon I found my unfortunate camera on the floor, much buffeted and kicked about and entirely ignored. Kings, Queens and Pawns An American Woman at the Front One of the fires, which represented Judas, the traitor, was extinguished soon after it was lighted, and the materials of the fire kicked about. Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs He was in a condition of mental unrest, undefined but acute; odds and ends of curious thought kicked about within him, challenging him to follow them down to unexplored depths. Queed But, when she saw it kicking about on the chair, she grew alarmed, and cast an angry look at Catherine. Abbe Mouret's Transgression "I find this week-end dancing and kicking about wonderfully wholesome," he said. Mr. Britling Sees It Through "Off Sadie Whirtle!" cried Kern; and springing up gleefully from the sofa, began to pirouette and kick about the bleak office. V. V.'s Eyes It must have got kicked about during the evening and left with the tail sticking straight up. Boy Scouts in Southern Waters Cogan heard him on the wharf that day—he talked pretty good English—helping out a Chinese merchant who was kicking about the freight charges on some cases he wanted to ship across the peninsula. Wide Courses These souvenirs included sundry nuts and bolts which had been kicked about the neighbourhood of De Beers workshops for a quarter of a century. The Siege of Kimberley Bushels of these are kicking about the place, and our merchant friend becomes filled with a wild idea that I might, perchance, buy the lot. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama The place was littered with wet straw, that had been kicked about by travellers and stable-boys. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists They were kicked about like dead donkeys by the cool vivacity of Voltaire; who went off, very symbolically, to dance attendance on the new drill-sergeant of the Prussians. The New Jerusalem "You're not to let your Victoria Cross kick about, as you call it," said Helena severely. Helena Ha! ha! a fool—a painted plaything, toy— For men to kick about this dirty world!— Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911: Francesca da Rimini He kicked about among the fragments of the ruined cabinet, but was rewarded by no hollow ring. What Dreams May Come "Now what are you kicking about?" demanded Chester. The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign Or, the Struggle to Save a Nation Let him lie in a bed with castors, and try how far he can make it run, while he kicks about in it. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Ranching a little too, and kicking about changed times, same as I'm doing. The Phantom Herd "A few months from now I won't be kicking about your prices." Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations He rose to his feet, his words quivering with nervous excitement, and Nathaniel heard him kicking about in the straw. The Courage of Captain Plum When he again looked at Mukoki the old Indian was in the midst of the hot ruins, kicking about with his booted feet and poking with the butt of his rifle. The Wolf Hunters A Tale of Adventure in the Wilderness Then for several minutes I was kicked about the room—struck, kneed and choked. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography He kicked about, trying to get foothold somewhere. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories China has been kicked about by all the nations of the world, large and powerful as she is, because it was understood that she could be insulted with impunity. Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron You lie awake, kicking about, half the night, muttering and whispering about no one knows what, and then want me to rise before day. The Garies and Their Friends I have seen engineers make a big kick about the fuel and claim that it was no good, when some other fellow would take hold of the engine and have no trouble whatever. Rough and Tumble Engineering The huts were roofed with palm branches, and everywhere there were chickens, and goats, and little naked children kicking about in the yellow dust. The Story of the Amulet I suppose you kick about and get the water in your mouf. The War in the Air You hold a stick in your hands, and when you come to where there is gold underneath the stick kicks about. The Story of the Treasure Seekers The boy stopped, kicked about the room, jumped up and down from the window-seat with his knees, and showed every symptom of uneasiness and curiosity. Vanity Fair You've got a fine nerve, kicking about a movie because it shows a few legs! Main Street "I have always expected to be hanged some day, and I am glad no one but you two boys will witness me when my feet begin kicking about." The Enchanted Island of Yew I don't know when we shall get away but it is no use kicking about it, Michaelson is doing all he can and the new tug will be along in a week anyway. Adventures and Letters of Richard Harding Davis MacWilliams jumped from his bed and began kicking about the floor for his boots. Soldiers of Fortune Not, of course, that they didn't kick about making their own beds and having military discipline generally. Where There's a Will But what have you fellows out here got to kick about? O Pioneers! The hall and stairs fresh painted, to be kicked about by them! Jude the Obscure She kicked about, without troubling herself as to her nakedness. Les Misérables I have been kicked about all my life. The Personal Touch Sure thing!" assented Bobolink, cheerfully; "never saw the time yet when you raised any kick about takin' the part of Ham. The Banner Boy Scouts Afloat or, the Secret of Cedar Island I saw it there now with my starting eyeballs, kicked about by our shuffling feet. Mr. Justice Raffles But she couldn't find no kick about MY cake, an' hers—yuh c'd of knocked a cow down with it left-handed! Chip, of the Flying U Brian kicked about the hassocks, and made himself comfortable; but he did not kneel, or take any part in the service. The Golden Calf And, so saying, he ran round behind, while the sentry in front rushed into the tent and, kicking about with his feet, soon found that it was empty. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence They are cursed and kicked about by the brutal owner of the place, and suffer still greater violence, at times, in the drunken brawls for which these houses are famous. The Secrets of the Great City He was laughing and cooing as he kicked about among the beech leaves and looked upward at the blue sky. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man He burst out laughing after she had removed his trousers and kicked about, pretending that she was tickling him. L'Assommoir Do you suppose I'm going to kick about it? In Exile and Other Stories And then, still clutching the ladder with a death-grip, with Hawkins kicking about above me, out of the water I shot, and up the well once more. Mr. Hawkins' Humorous Adventures They may jump, skip, dance, trot, tumble over heads and heels, and kick about freely, when they are out of the presence of my majesty. The Virginians Look at that withered wreath that gleamed yesterday on some fair head, to-day flung into the ashpit or kicked about the street. Expositions of Holy Scripture Isaiah and Jeremiah The murderess of her four children—the woman who could see the skull of her own boy kicking about the toldo for days, and watch it finally cracked up and eaten by the dogs. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America We kicked about an old bushy clearing, where my friends had shot a wild turkey Thanksgiving Day, but the turkey could not be started again. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton On our return, at dusk, we found the manure scattered all over the premises, as if it had been kicked about by a party of dancing demons. The Bushman — Life in a New Country To what Malcolm said she paid no heed, but stood with her child in her arms and gazed at Kelpie as she went on plunging and kicking about on the top of the dune. The Marquis of Lossie The latter are seen throughout the day, sleeping in holes and corners, many of them almost torn to pieces from nightly encounters, and kicked about, even by children, with impunity. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán With crowds of its brothers and sisters, the zoea kicks about on the surface of the sea. On the Seashore At least I would no longer remain in his mind as a mere foremast hand to be kicked about, and spoken to like a dog. Wolves of the Sea Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" When he drew near the horses, they began to jump and kick about, then to scream with terror. Dracula's Guest The boy stopped, kicked about the room, jumped up and down from the window seat, and finally, when the Major's luggage had been carried out, gave way to his feelings again. Boys and girls from Thackeray The company kicked about the poor diabolic writer's head as though it had been a tennis-ball. English Men of Letters: Coleridge After kicking about in the sea for some time, and changing its skin, it changes its shape entirely. On the Seashore "Then what are you kicking about, Sandy?" demanded Molly Manners, the dudish student, who, while no athlete himself, always felt a decided interest in the accomplishments of his more muscular comrades. The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup I am no longer the slave whom you can kick about and whip. Venus in Furs He scarcely knew whether he stood or lay; but he kicked about for want of air, and the more he kicked the worse it was, as in the depth of nightmare. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale He will then stretch his limbs and kick about with perfect glee. Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children I wanted to find out exactly what he was kicking about, anyway. Tales of the Road But they were not to be, for a little later Harry, kicking about in the snow, turned up a rusty tin can. The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge There must be something in it, or you wouldn’t kick about so. Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures If there are any letters kicking about for us, will you ask them to send them on? Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 There was a scream of anguish, and the victim began to twist and turn and kick about as if in his death-throes. 100%: the Story of a Patriot It's even harder on the women folks, for they can't find anything to kick about, so they fuss with one another and with us. The Ne'er-Do-Well The latter had taken a liking to the little fellow who was always kicking about his heels, and asked Adelaide to let him come, refusing to take anything for his board and lodging. The Fortune of the Rougons Now, don’t I tell you I won’t say a word more, and yet you will kick about! Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures It doesn't seem to me that you've got much to kick about. Sisters He went to a wheelwright's and begged the loan of a small valueless worm-eaten board he saw kicking about, telling him what it was for. It Is Never Too Late to Mend I guess there can't be no kick about that, Pearl thought to herself as Bugsey finished, and the applause rang out loud and louder. Sowing Seeds in Danny This being done, and the relics of the fire kicked about, they put their teams in motion, leaving little trace of the camp, except Bum's mare, standing asleep outside the fence. Such Is Life What would those utilitarians have thought of my crazy mind, had they known that my costly gear would merely serve to let me watch some wretched animals kicking about in the water! The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography I'll make you gentlemen who are kicking about finances a sporting proposition. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land You can almost see the frenzy with which he flung the would-be necklace at the wall, and kicked about and stamped upon its rapidly rolling beads. The Golden Slipper : and other problems for Violet Strange This shows that this bridge must be treated with respect in this court and is not to be kicked about with contempt. The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858 If the same food was continued, it would set up a scream and kick about violently, exactly like a baby in a passion. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 You know how that child tosses and kicks about in the night. The Sleeping-Car, a farce "Come to kick about feed in the cook tent?" The Circus Boys Across the Continent : or, Winning New Laurels on the Tanbark Some had kicked about their musical numbers, some about their love-scenes; some had grumbled about their exit lines, others about the lines of their second-act frocks. A Damsel in Distress The boys had all come back, the examinations were over, and the routine of the half year began; Ernest found that his fears about being kicked about and bullied were exaggerated. The Way of All Flesh How kicked about and spat upon he is; while not half so much as he knows all the time that he deserves to be! Bunyan Characters (2nd Series) He kicked about, trying to get a foothold somewhere. Twelve Stories and a Dream "If they haven't any more sense than to run back to a place where they don't get enough to eat and are kicked about by a lot of children, let them run," said Johnny. The Copy-Cat and Other Stories He fell upon his back, kicked about a little, and lay still. Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain I've let it out for hire to be kicked about by rascals from one dirty place to another, like a football! After Dark I am not crybabying to the Judge or making any kick about things. The Virginian, a Horseman of the Plains The two friends began to dance around the venerable St. Chrysostom, kicking about famously the sheets of the thesis, which had fallen on the floor. The Three Musketeers "It was your own outfit started this style of rope trimming, so you can't kick about that part of the deal," Pink informed them melodiously. The Flying U Ranch Last Sunday Doc Drew preached a corking sermon about decency in business and Babbitt kicked about that, too. Babbitt You've no right to hurt them, to kick about and demand freedom when it means snapping and tearing the silly suffering tendrils they have wrapped about you. The Research Magnificent It is shoulder of mutton, and very different stuff from the mutton which they cook in noble kitchens—mutton which has been kicking about the market-place four days or more. Dead Souls She would carry off her boy into the sunshine outside to watch him kicking about; she would dress him like a little prince and roll with him in the grass. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola |
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