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Kick Kicked People Meaning Treat Badly Synonym Mistreat

Word kick around (2)
Meaning

Meaning: to treat someone badly

Synonym: mistreat
Example For example:

  • be kicked around by sb/sth During the recession, lots of people felt as if they'd been kicked around by banks, insurance companies and politicians.

  • kick sb around Any government that thinks it can kick people around will have problems in the future.

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