kick a man when he's down 落井下石

kick a person upstairs 將(麻煩人物)捧上空有其名的高職位(shelve);將(某人)明升暗降

kick one's heels, cool one's heels 久等,苦候

kick up a person's heels 把某人打倒;把某人痛打一番

kick the wind 被處以絞刑

kick the clouds 受絞刑,被吊死

kick the bucket 死(die)

give the bucket to 解雇

a drop in the bucket 滄海一栗;九牛一毛
kick in 繳納(欠款、分擔金額等);死(die)
kick out 踢出解雇將足球踢出界外(kickout)
kick off 踢開;踢脫;足球開球(kickoff);死
kick back 踢回;美式口語"反彈";將(工資等的一部分)給(代為安插工作者),付回扣
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 kick down/away the ladder (by which one rose)

過河拆橋;得魚忘筌(捨棄助己立身的朋友或事業)

get up the ladder, get mount the ladder 登梯;被處以絞刑;上絞架

Walking under a ladder is said to bring bad luck. 據說走過梯子下面會帶來惡運。

a ladder of success 成功的手段

the social ladder 飛黃騰達之途
ladder 英襪子的梯形裂縫,抽絲(美run)
begin from the bottom of the ladder 從基層幹起
get one's foot on the ladder 着手;開始
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kick around 美式口語"虐待(他人)",酷使;流浪

kick over the traces (馬)擺脫控制;(人)不順從,獨立自主
get more kicks than halfpence 得不償失

Keep your breath to cool your porridge.

不要多管閒事(直譯:省下你的氣來吹冷你的麥片粥)。

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