Question of the Day #1185

6 Toxic People You Should Kick To The Curb In 2019

From the headline of this article at the Huffington Post.

  上記の文で、kick to the curbの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "kick to the curb" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

～をお払い箱にする、～を見捨てる［見放す］
（特殊の意味は、恋愛関係を突然で冷淡な方法で終わらせること）

対象は、人と物の両方です。
ちなみに、curb（縁石）はアメリカのスペルで、英国ではkerbです。

 

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to rid oneself of (someone or something) in a summary way
2. especially: to end a romantic relationship with (someone) in an abrupt and often callous way

 

Examples

1. Well, a year done and another starting. Time to purge the negative and kick it to the curb. — Dale Merrill
2. The Smiths were also going through a rough patch and had separated. "I was done with you," Will said. "You kicked me to the curb," Jada replied. — Laura Zornosa
3. My mother was so tired of my sister's smoking in the house that she actually kicked her to the curb yesterday.
4. Can you believe they kicked the accountant to the curb so the Executive Director could hire a friend of his family?
5. Help us with a $20 donation so we can kick cancer to the curb.

   

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