kick off
(FOOTBALL) — phrasal verb with kick /kɪk/ verbDefinition
C1 If a game of football kicks off, it starts: What time does the match kick off? → See also kick-offFootball/soccerGeneral terms used in ball sportsParts and stages of competitions
(Definition of kick off (FOOTBALL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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