What does kick-the-can mean?
Kick-the-can means A game played by children, similar to tag, where tagged players are freed if an untagged player manages to kick over a discarded tin can etc. set up for this purpose..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A game played by children, similar to tag, where tagged players are freed if an untagged player manages to kick over a discarded tin can etc. set up for this purpose..
Each syllable, screamed by a hysteric caller in the world's last round of kick-the-can.
And because few families could afford cars anymore, the alley was a safe place to play Captain-May-I?, kick-the-can, and bounce-out.
If we were playing kick-the-can, it'd get everyone out of jail and make life hell for whoever's "it."
Use kick-the-can when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kick-the-can means A game played by children, similar to tag, where tagged players are freed if an untagged player manages to kick over a discarded tin can etc. set up for this purpose..
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Each syllable, screamed by a hysteric caller in the world's last round of kick-the-can.
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