kick the can down the road
kick the can down the road · kicks the can down the road · kicked the can down the road · kicking the can down the road
затримуватися, зоставатися
остаться, оставаться, остановиться
bleiben, sich aufhalten, aussetzen
To avoid or postpone a decision or actionTo avoid or postpone a decision or action; to procrastinate.
» They will give the can another big kick down the road.
sacredceltic · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To avoid or postpone a decision or action; to procrastinate.
Examples
2 sentencesThey will give the can another big kick down the road.
The Yautja kicked Ziri, sending him flying across the road.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Attested as an activity of idle urban youths since the late 19th century. The modern senseAttested as an activity of idle urban youths since the late 19th century. The modern sense of procrastinate dates from the 1980s.
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Forms
kicks the can down the road, kicking the can down the road, kicked the can down the road, kicked the can down the road| Base form | kick the can down the road · to kick the can down the road |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | kicks the can down the road |
| Present participle | kicking the can down the road |
| Past simple | kicked the can down the road |
| Past participle | kicked the can down the road |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | kick the can down the road |
| he, she, it | kicks the can down the road |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | kicked the can down the road |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have kicked the can down the road |
| he, she, it | has kicked the can down the road |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will kick the can down the road |
Synonyms
25 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedcan-kicking
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle