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get a kick out of

get a kick out of

Date: Jun 03 2010

Themes: Romance, Work

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“She’s my favorite actress, so to be able to work with her is always fun, and I get such a kick out of it.”

- Actor David Arquette talks about filming Scream 4 with his wife, Courteney Cox. (TV Guide)

Definition

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enjoy; be entertained, excited, or amused by

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When you kick something, you strike it with your foot. So if David Arquette got a kick from his wife Courteney Cox, that wouldn’t be good. We’d all be reading about Courteney Cox, Husband-Abuser in the tabloids.

But Arquette didn’t get a kick from his wife. He gets a kick out of her. He finds it fun and exciting to act with her. He thinks she is a great actress and he gets a kick out of seeing her perform for the camera.

The expression get a kick out of someone (or something) comes from a 1930s song called I Get a Kick Out of You. In the lyrics, the singer lists all the things that bore him, or all the things he doesn’t get a kick out of, from planes to cocaine. The only thing he gets a kick out of is the woman to whom he is singing the song.

What do you get a kick out of doing? Which people in your life do you get a kick out of?

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“I really get a kick out of my five-year-old nephew. He’s a funny kid.”

“I think you’ll get a kick out of The Hangover.”

“My friends always get a kick out of hearing my wife speak French.”

Winners

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MmLLoO I think it means that he enjoys working with her.
by MmLLoO
I think it means he always gets a lot of happiness when he works with her.
by Mr.Bean's wife
Zambuka one is extremely happy, or liking it a looooooot)
by Zambuka
ali_nasri Means he enjoys working with his wife.
by ali_nasri
Dess to find an enjoyment in something
by Dess
chomo umm its when you get some exitement out of it:)
by chomo
maya.a excited by situation, enjoy that, thrilled about/by(not sure about preposition) it.
by maya.a
enjoy it
by periwinkle.chic

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shirmila

shirmila

Sri Lanka

I get kick out of learning English from ebaby

10:46 AM Jun 03 2010 |

Sean2010

Sean2010

Thailand

[Risk] I get kick out of Jim Carrey as well. It think the best of him is "Bruce Almighty". Tooooo funny ~

08:24 AM Jun 03 2010 |

power78

Turkey

ı always get a kick out of learning german

08:21 AM Jun 03 2010 |

tina.xu

tina.xu

China

I really get kick out of EnglishBaby~ wow!Tongue out

06:30 AM Jun 03 2010 |

Risk

Costa Rica

i get akick out of  watching  YES MAN from jim Carrey, i get a kick out of  playing  video games, i get a kick out of  reading good jokes on the internet.. what else  i get a kick out of   my  dog doffus , i get  a kik out of   funny stories.

this article really help me to understand this slang  which i have never heard before

04:07 AM Jun 03 2010 |

Ahshan

Ahshan

China

nice! get such a kick out of it means enjoy! such terms are rarely heard of before.

now ,i am sure i can compose a sentence use the phrase

i get such a kick out of learning english each single day! am i right?

03:57 AM Jun 03 2010 |

huynh-kieuoanh

Viet Nam

I get a kick out of my job….

03:54 AM Jun 03 2010 |

spacedragon

Brazil

my dog…...........

02:54 AM Jun 03 2010 |

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