kick to the curb

English

Alternative forms

• kick to the kerb

Pronunciation

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Verb

kick to the curb (third-person singular simple present kicks to the curb, present participle kicking to the curb, simple past and past participle kicked to the curb)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To dismiss or reject in a humiliating manner.
   • 2009, Kesha, Tik Tok:

     And now the boys are lining up 'cause they hear we got swagger
     But we kick 'em to the curb unless they look like Mick Jagger.

   • 2014 October 20, “Tim Cook Can't Succeed Running Steve Jobs's Company”, in Newsweek:

     If Cook is to take Apple to crazy new heights, history says he needs to kick Jobs to the curb.