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Phrase(s): kick someone or something aside
1. Lit. to get someone or something out of the way by kicking. • The bully kicked Timmy aside and grabbed our cake. • I kicked aside the cats and came into the room. 2. Fig. to get rid of someone or something. • He simply kicked aside his wife and took up with some young chick. • I kicked the old laptop aside and got a new one.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs