KICK ABOUT

а> перебрасывать(ся) Those boys aren't playing football properly, they're just kicking the ball about. б> разбрасывать I found this book kicking about upstairs, is it yours? в> существовать Is the same chairman still kicking about? I thought he had left years ago. The idea of world government has been kicking about for a long time, but no one seems to take it seriously. г> придираться, отдавать ненужные приказы The directors will find that times have changed; they can no longer kick the workers about and make them do whatever they want. д> обсуждать The committee kicked your suggestion about for over an hour before deciding that they could not accept it.