KICK OFF


Meaning of KICK OFF in English

1》 (of a football match) be started or resumed by a player kicking the ball from the centre spot.

↘(also kick something off ) begin or cause something to begin.

2》 Brit. informal become angry.

→ put the kibosh on

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.