kick in

Thân thiện

The painkiller will kick in soon.

Definition

1. Verb (Phrasal Verb):
   • To contribute money or effort to a shared cause or fund: To give one's share, often in a group setting.
   • To begin to take effect or become noticeable: To start to have an impact, often used for drugs, policies, or natural processes.
   • To break something open by striking it with force: To violently force a door or similar barrier open.

Usage and Examples

• Verb (Contribute):
  • If we all kick in $10, we can get her a nice gift.
  • Everyone needs to kick in and help with the cleaning.
• Verb (Begin to take effect):
  • The pain medication should kick in within twenty minutes.
  • The new regulations will kick in at the start of the fiscal year.
• Verb (Break open):
  • The firefighters had to kick in the door to rescue the occupants.
  • The police kicked the door in during the raid.

Advanced Usage

• Separable Phrasal Verb: In the "break open" meaning, the verb can often be separated. You can say "kick in the door" or "kick the door in."
• Figurative Use for Effect: The "begin to take effect" meaning is frequently used figuratively for emotions, instincts, or realizations.
  • My survival instincts finally kicked in.
  • A sense of panic kicked in when I realized I was lost.

Variants and Related Words

• Kickoff (noun): The start of an event, especially a game or project.
  • The project kickoff is scheduled for Monday.
• Kick-start (verb): To start something, especially an engine, with a kick or to energize a process.
  • We need a new idea to kick-start the campaign.

Synonyms

• Contribute: Donate, chip in, pitch in.
• Begin to take effect: Activate, commence, start, set in.
• Break open: Break down, smash in, force open.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Kick off: To start or begin.
  • The meeting will kick off at 9 AM.
• Kick out: To expel or force someone to leave.
  • They kicked him out of the club for fighting.
• Kick back: To relax, or to illegally pay a portion of money to someone as a reward.
  • I just want to kick back and watch a movie this weekend.

Related Idioms

• Kick the bucket: (Slang) To die.
  • He always said he'd travel the world before he kicked the bucket.
• A kick in the teeth: A severe setback or disappointment.
  • Losing the contract was a real kick in the teeth for the company.

Học thuật

Verb

1. open violently
   • kick in the doors
2. contribute to some cause
   • I gave at the office
3. enter a particular state
   • Laziness set in
   • After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in

Từ đồng nghĩa

• kick down
• contribute
• give
• chip in
• set in