kicking back
Taking it easy
Kicking back means relaxing or taking it easy, usually after work or effort: I'm just kicking back with a beer.
The image is of reclining with feet up.
In a different sense, to kick back money is to return a portion as a bribe or illicit payment—the source of kickback as a noun for such payments.
- loungingReclining in idleness
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- chillingCausing fear or cold
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- Netflix and chillEuphemism for romantic encounter
reclining · resting · leisure · lazy Sunday · vacation · beach day · vegging out · recharging · hammock · siesta · loafing · couch potato · hanging out · decompressing · binge-watching · napping · de-stressing · downtime
- idlenessdoing nothing, idling, loafing, lounging, lazing
- leisurerecreation, pastimes, downtime, free time, relaxation
- idle actionsfidgeting, waiting, twiddling thumbs, daydreaming, lounging
- relaxation techniquesdeep relaxation, relaxing, muscle relaxation, body scan, body warmth
- Complacencytoo comfortable, going through motions, phoning it in, mailing it in, self-satisfied
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
kicking backworking out
Physical fitness activity
hustling · running around · bustling · grinding · scrambling
kicking backtoiling
Working strenuously, exhaustingly
laboring · slaving away · nose to the grindstone · burning the midnight oil · hard at work
kicking backstressing out
Experiencing acute anxiety
freaking out · panicking · worrying · fretting · agonizing
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