kicked into touch

Verb

kick into touch (third-person singular simple present kicks into touch, present participle kicking into touch, simple past and past participle kicked into touch)

1. (UK) 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.
2. (Ireland, UK, idiomatic) To evade an issue; to stop from happening.
   • It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I'm going to kick it into touch.