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kicked the tires and lit the fires

kicked the tires and lit the fires is the simple past and past participle of kick the tires and light the fires.

Meaning of kick the tires and light the fires

Verb

kick the tires and light the fires (third-person singular simple present kicks the tires and lights the fires, present participle kicking the tires and lighting the fires, simple past and past participle kicked the tires and lit the fires)

  1. (US, slang) To take off.
    • His face appears in the open window of the pilot's seat on the flight deck. He is ready. I am ready. It's time to kick the tires and light the fires.1998, Jimmy Buffett, A Pirate Looks at Fifty (2000 Random House edition), p. 108 (Google preview)

Questions about kicked the tires and lit the fires

What is kicked the tires and lit the fires the simple past and past participle of?
Kicked the tires and lit the fires is the simple past and past participle of kick the tires and light the fires.

Words near kicked the tires and lit the fires in the dictionary

  1. kicked the bucket
  2. kicked the can down the road
  3. kicked the habit
  4. kicked the shit out of
  5. kicked the tires
  6. kicked the tires and lit the fires
  7. kicked the tyres
  8. kicked to
  9. kicked to the curb
  10. kicked to the kerb
  11. kicked up

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