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25 January
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What is the difference between Kick in and Kick off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Kick in and Kick off ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
No, they are not interchangeable. "Kick in" is slang that is only used in certain contexts. You can use it to say that you feel the effect of something on your body. For example, you can say the "medicine kicked in," or the "alcohol kicked in," or the "drugs kicked in." You can also say something like, "He punched me, and at first I felt nothing because I was shocked, but after 1 minute the pain kicked in."
Kickoff usually means the start of some sort of event, like a sale, or a work conference, or a vacation.
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- English (US)
"Kick off" is an expression used when something (usually an event) is starting.
Example 1: We will kick off our 5 day work conference on Monday.
Example 2: We will kick off our holiday promotion on Saturday at 9:00 am.
Example 3: We will kick off our vacation tomorrow.
We don't use the phrase "kick in" often. Usually it will mean that you kicked a part of someone's body. I can only think of two examples now.
Example: I was angry with him, so I gave him a kick in the stomach. (Same meaning: I kicked him in the stomach).
Example: I wanted him to walk faster, so I gave him a kick in the pants. (Same meaning: I kicked him in the shins).
You can also say to "kick [something] in [somewhere]."
Example: I kick the soccer ball in the goal.
- Korean Near fluent
@sarata Someone said that this medicine just kick in 5mins ago
Is it or starting to work as kicking off??
Is it or starting to work as kicking off??
- English (US)
@jwofnell
In that case, it means that the medicine just started working. As in, your friend just started feeling the effects of the medicine.
To say that correctly, you would say, "the medicine just started kicking in." Or, "the medicine just kicked in."
- Korean Near fluent
@sarata Is kicking off interchangeable on here??
- English (US)
No, they are not interchangeable. "Kick in" is slang that is only used in certain contexts. You can use it to say that you feel the effect of something on your body. For example, you can say the "medicine kicked in," or the "alcohol kicked in," or the "drugs kicked in." You can also say something like, "He punched me, and at first I felt nothing because I was shocked, but after 1 minute the pain kicked in."
Kickoff usually means the start of some sort of event, like a sale, or a work conference, or a vacation.
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