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29 Nov 2020
- Uzbek
- Russian Near fluent
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What does " kicked in * mean?
What does " kicked in * mean?
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- English (US)
the medicine have just kicked in
it means to begin operating or to start having effect or the effect started working
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@soufianzn its using only in medicine ?
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It can also be used in other situations.
Ex:
The alcohol kicked in after only drinking two glasses.
(this means I am starting to feel the effect of alcohol/liquor after drinking two glasses of it)
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@vikm1 no you can use it in other contexts.i just gave you an example to understand the word
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