kick into touch (English, verb)
expansion: kick into touch (third-person singular simple present kicks into touch, present participle kicking into touch, simple past and past participle kicked into touch)
Senses:
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.
tags: UK
glosses: To evade an issue; to stop from happening.
tags: Ireland
UK
idiomatic
Forms:
form: kicks into touch
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: kicking into touch
tags: participle
present
form: kicked into touch
tags: participle
past
form: kicked into touch
tags: past
form: kick to touch
tags: alternative