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Word: kick (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Usage:

...terrible heroism. And the theme of the play, if we may be allowed to extract it out of the molten swirl of observations on Communism, Fascism, the League of Nations, Germany, Italy, England, the Middle West, yea-man hot stuff, is that men, despite the foul mess they kick up now and then, are essentially decent animals, except for one percent consisting of such specimens as international munitions-makers...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: The Crimson Playgoer | 2/25/1937 | See Source »

...though the Clubs cannot kick against the pricks of changing tastes, a few readjustments can restore them to their rightful position in the college. By abandoning for good and all the banjo and mandolin, by concentrating on the orchestra and singing groups, for which there is talent galore, and by demanding reasonable proficiency and attendance at rehearsals, the Clubs would not have to stretch to put on a concert this spring as well as a tour of the East next Christmastide, especially since the mist of depression no longer hangs heavy over many interested graduates and sponsors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SWING TIME | 2/18/1937 | See Source »

...Kick in the door and away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hook 'Em Cow | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

...talk to some of the tough Cambridge kids. In general you can quiet most restless children with a smile, but if you threaten them they'll take your dare. If you're reasonably decent to them, they'll behave and you won't have to kick them...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ushering at University Theatre No Sinecure According to Staff Member | 1/19/1937 | See Source »

...which awarded her a medal in the form of a miniature lyre. Liar Barn-house's story: To relieve its hunger, a gargantuan Michigan mosquito buzzed into a barnyard, spied a tough old mule named Maud. Halfway down the mosquito's gullet, Maud let go a fierce kick, broke the insect's neck, saved the town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jan. 11, 1937 | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

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