kicks back
Takes it easy
Kicks back means to relax or unwind, often after work or effort: I'm just going to kick back and watch TV tonight.
The phrase suggests casual, low-energy leisure.
Separately, to kick back can mean to return money illegally as a bribe or illicit payment—the source of the noun kickback: The contractor kicked back ten percent to the inspector.
- bribeIllicit payment for favor
- under the tableWithout official documentation
- dirty moneyIllegally obtained wealth
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
- loungeComfortable waiting room
chill · chills out · decompress · recline · counteract · loaf · idle · payoff · rebel · retaliate · resist · rejuvenate · bask · lazy Sunday · oppose · defy · rest · rebate
- comes backreturns, reappears, reemerges, recurs, comes around
kicks backtoils
Works with great effort
labors · hustles · grinds · slaves away · burns the midnight oil
kicks backstresses out
Causes mental strain
freaks out · worries · agonizes · frets · panics
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