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kicking at an open door

kicking at an open door is the present participle and gerund of kick at an open door.

Meaning of kick at an open door

Verb

kick at an open door (third-person singular simple present kicks at an open door, present participle kicking at an open door, simple past and past participle kicked at an open door)

  1. (idiomatic) To carry out a redundant activity.
    • Instead of making hard choices and hard decisions, the EU prefers to kick at an open door. By opting for easy policies, everyone agrees — simply because there is nothing to disagree with.2010, Derk Jan Eppink, Bonfire of bureaucracy in Europe

Questions about kicking at an open door

What is kicking at an open door the present participle and gerund of?
Kicking at an open door is the present participle and gerund of kick at an open door.

Words near kicking at an open door in the dictionary

  1. kicking and screaming
  2. kicking around
  3. kicking arse
  4. kicking ass
  5. kicking ass and taking names
  6. kicking at an open door
  7. kicking at the can
  8. kicking back
  9. kicking boots
  10. kicking butt
  11. kicking down

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