kick down

• Verbe à particule signifiant frapper violemment quelque chose pour le faire tomber ou le briser, souvent utilisé au sens propre (par exemple, une porte) ou au sens figuré (par exemple, réduire quelque chose).

A phrasal verb meaning to forcefully strike something so that it falls or collapses, often used literally (e.g., a door) or figuratively (e.g., reducing something).

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Break by kickinginformal

   To force something open or break it by kicking it repeatedly.

   défoncer à coups de pied

   • The police kicked down the door during the raid.
   • He kicked down the fence to get into the yard.
   • They kicked down the old wall to make way for the new building.

   Synonymesbreak downkick insmashstave in

2. Reduce or lowerinformalamerican

   To reduce something, such as a price or level, often forcefully or abruptly.

   Réduire ou baisser

   • The manager kicked down the price after negotiations.
   • They kicked down the volume on the music.
   • The company kicked down its production costs significantly.

   Synonymesbring downcutdecreasediminishdropknock downlowermark downreduceslash

   Antonymesboostelevateincreaseraise

Verbe de basekick