kick back

See also: kickback and kick-back

English

Verb

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

  1. (informal, intransitive) To relax; to laze.
    Synonyms: take it easy, lie back, kick it
    I'm going to stay at home on Saturday and just kick back.
    • 2024, Gracie Abrams, Audrey Hobert, “That's So True”, in The Secret of Us‎[1], performed by Gracie Abrams:
      Ooh, bet you're thinking, "She's so cool"
      Kicking back on your couch, making eyes from across the room
      Wait, I think I've been there too
  2. To covertly pay in it the proceeds of a transaction in return for mediating it.
    Synonym: retrocede
    It was the insurer’s practice to kick back to the broker approximately 0.12% of the premium paid by the policyholder.
  3. To return (something) to its original or rightful owner.
    They'll kick it back to you if it turns up.
  4. To drink (something).
    We'll kick back some beers.

See also

Noun

kick back (countable and uncountable, plural kick backs)

  1. Alternative spelling of kickback.
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