Kick off
Start a game of football
Meanings
- Start a game of football (intransitive, International English)
- Die (intransitive, International English)
- When trouble starts (intransitive, International English)
- Argue, protest and refuse to co-operate (intransitive, International English)
Examples
- The match KICKS OFF at three o'clock.
- He KICKED OFF last month when he had a massive heart attack.
- He started KICKING OFF big time when the police tried to arrest him.