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.