kicking it

Verb

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

1. (idiomatic) To casually spend time relaxing; to hang out.
   • Pimp had been kicking it with one of the young jawns hanging around the apartment. She was real young and had bumpy skin and slum rings on every finger.2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 103

   Synonyms:

   kick with

2. (slang) To perform in an impressive manner, especially musically.
   • You guys really kicked it at the concert last night!
3. (slang) To kick the bucket; to die.
   • Rix grinned and tried to joke. “Because you'll already own a city block and then inherit the state of New York when your old man kicks it?”2021, Kristen Ashley, Chasing Serenity
4. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To rid oneself of a bad habit or addiction, especially to narcotics.