Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To make things worse for someone in an adverse situation.

Examples

20 sentences

  1. Don't kick a man when he's down.

    ruНе бей лежачего. — marafon

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  2. Tom kicked the door down.

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  3. Tom kicked down the door.

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  4. Tom kicked down the door and entered Mary's room.

    ruТом ударом ноги выбил дверь и вошёл в комнату Мэри. — odexed

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  5. He kicked him while he was down.

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Forms

kicks a dog when it's down, kicking a dog when it's down, kicked a dog when it was down, kicked a dog when it was down
Base formkick a dog when it's down · to kick a dog when it's down
3rd person singularkicks a dog when it's down
Present participlekicking a dog when it's down
Past simplekicked a dog when it was down
Past participlekicked a dog when it was down

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theykick a dog when it's down
he, she, itkicks a dog when it's down

Past simpleLesson

all personskicked a dog when it was down

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave kicked a dog when it was down
he, she, ithas kicked a dog when it was down

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill kick a dog when it's down

Synonyms

1 synonyms
kick someone when they are down

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kiboshkickA1kickbackkickboxingkidA1
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