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kicks at an open door

kicks at an open door is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 kicks at an open door

What is kicks at an open door the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kicks at an open door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kick at an open door.

Words near kicks at an open door in the dictionary

  1. kicks and giggles
  2. kicks around
  3. kicks arse
  4. kicks ass
  5. kicks ass and takes names
  6. kicks at an open door
  7. kicks at the can
  8. kicks at the cat
  9. kicks back
  10. kicks butt
  11. kicks down

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