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1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“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
1. Definition - Study the definition.
enjoy; be entertained, excited, or amused by
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
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?
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“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.”
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