kick in

Example Sentences

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The decision to refuse her a visa was "a kick in the teeth", she says.

From BBC

For a few months, until its long-term contracts kick in around October, it can sell what it produces from that plant to the highest bidder.

From Barron's

In a previous interview, Luna referred to the spate of death at the start of the year as a “kick in the groin.”

From Los Angeles Times

Pollard said: "The problem with vaccination is it doesn't protect you immediately and it takes some time after vaccination for the immune response to kick in."

From BBC

"It doesn't kick in until 1 April either, so that's not going to help people who need to fill their tanks up now," he said.

From BBC