kick back

くつろぐ、のんびりする

ほとんど何もせず、のんびりと過ごす。

やさしい英語で： To relax and spend time doing very little.

• Just kick back and relax.
• We kicked back on the sofa after dinner.
• I'm kicking back at home this weekend.

類義語： relax, chill out, laze

よく使う表現： kick back and relax, kick back at home, kick back tonight

反動で後ろに動く、跳ね返る

発射や切断などの反動で、急に強く後ろへ動く。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly move backward with force because of firing, cutting, or another action.

• The gun kicked back hard.
• The saw kicked back when its blade caught the wood.
• Hold the rifle firmly so it doesn't kick back into your shoulder.

類義語： recoil, jerk backward

よく使う表現： guns kick back, saws kick back, kick back suddenly

賄賂を払う、キックバックを渡す

取引の仲介への見返りに代金の一部をこっそり渡す。違法な場合が多い。

やさしい英語で： To secretly pay someone part of the money from a deal for helping arrange it, often illegally.

• They kicked back money to the official.
• The contractor agreed to kick back five percent of the payment.
• How much did the company kick back to the broker?

使い方： kick back something to someone (The supplier kicked back part of the fee to the official.); kick someone back something (They kicked him back ten percent of the profits.)

類義語： pay a kickback, pay off, bribe

よく使う表現： kick back money, kick back a percentage, kick something back

返す、返却する

物を持ち主や、元々それを渡した人に返す。

やさしい英語で： To return something to the person it belongs to or came from.

• I'll kick your money back tomorrow.
• They kicked the missing wallet back to its owner.
• If we find your keys, we'll kick them back to you.

使い方： kick something back to someone (They'll kick the document back to its owner.)

類義語： return, give back, send back

反対語： keep

よく使う表現： kick something back, kick back something

飲む、あおる

飲み物、特に酒を飲む。

やさしい英語で： To drink something, especially an alcoholic drink.

• Let's kick back a few beers.
• He kicked back a cold drink after the game.
• We spent the evening kicking back beers with friends.

使い方： kick back something (They kicked back a few beers after work.)

類義語： drink, knock back

よく使う表現： kick back some beers, kick back a drink, kick back something