Kicks in
kicks in (verb) - start operating automatically (under certain conditions)
kicks into gear - really starts working (like a car shifting into low gear to go up a hill)
a kick in the teeth - a painful experience
a kick in the wallet - a painful experience financially
at this amount of purchases a discount kicks in
if there is a failure a backup system kicks in
under these conditions the waiver kicks in
the system automatically kicks in with its battery
kick in 20% of the costs of the project
the lightshow kicks in automatically after a while
if payments are not made in time a penalty rate kicks in
will kick in automatically if this happens
we kicked in with our suggestions
the monkey's body clocked kicked in and it fell asleep
natural aggression kicked in
backup systems should have kicked in by now
switching in the active circuitry, which gave the signal a kick in the pants
a kick in the pants
deliver a kick in the pants
a kick in the teeth
a kick in the wallet
they took a hefty kick in the wallet yesterday
they get a emotional kick in the stomach and it's gut wrenching
Example sentences:
* One rumour is that they are asking Japan to kick in 20% of the cost of fighting the war.
* At five or more users, a discount, said to be 25%, kicks in.
* If it detects any sudden absence of juice, it automatically kicks in with its battery, allowing you to shut down gracefully with no loss of data.
* The rudimentary lightshow soon kicks in, but really this is just Francis and a few members of the Fender clan: Tele, Strat and Twin Reverb.
* Yes, one that kicks in at six month's half salary, the other one that kicks in at twelve month's on half salary.
* The backup systems should have kicked in by now.
* Then natural aggression kicked in.
* Then, quite suddenly, the monkey's body clocked kicked in and it fell asleep.
* We see these job losses as a kick in the teeth, said a spokesman for the Amalgamated Engineering and Electricians' Union.
* This news has come as a real kick in the stomach.
* She was disappointed that she had not been the one who kicked in the door.
* We said, as soon as the disability occurs, a deferred period kicks in, after that will then start setting of the payment.
* The optic cyberfeed will kick in automatically if this happens.
* Faximum is contributing its FAX software expertise and existing server technology while HP kicks in with human factors engineering and client/server technology.
* That's the thing I miss most, a thick, black cup of freshly ground continental roast, a kick in the head.
* The changes in compensation have rightly been described as a kick in the teeth.
* Hopefully, that result against Norwich was the kick in the ar*e they needed to get them moving.
* He remembered her at moments such as these and felt a twinge of guilt, not a searing kick in the gut, which, he supposed, was something else to be thankful for.
* Well it's better than a kick in the teeth isn't it?
* And in the last twenty minutes of the play they get a emotional kick in the stomach and it's gut wrenching.
* The various projects were not regarded as competitive, Danischewsky recalled, so we read each other's scripts and kicked in with our suggestions and contributions to all the films.
* If they call you names or they spit at you, or or whatever, it's better to walk away and live another day than to get your head kicked in and end up in hospital.
* This was rectified to an extent by switching in the active circuitry, which gave the signal a kick in the pants, but care had to be exercised to avoid muddying-up the lower-mid frequencies and making the treble over-twangy.
* The loyal band of worker shareholders at NFC took a hefty kick in the wallet yesterday after the Pickfords removals and transport group wheeled out its annual figures to October 3.
