kick around
phrasal verbkick around
(also kick about especially in British English)
(informal)- (usually used in the progressive tenses) to be lying somewhere not being used
- There's a pen kicking around on my desk somewhere.
- to go from one place to another with no particular purpose
- They spent the summer kicking around Europe.
kick somebody around
- (informal) to treat somebody in a rough or unfair way
- She’d had enough of being kicked around by her boss.
kick something around
(also kick something about especially in British English)
- (informal) to discuss an idea, a plan, etc. in an informal way
- We’ll kick some ideas around and make a decision tomorrow.