Improve
Kick
Kick verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Angel Wesley is analysing a Fantastic Drug which has PCP-like effects on demons, and mentions that Eye of Newt has been added to improve the taste rather than the kick.
Source: Eye of Newt -
Loud of War: Rather than hurt Dodger the dog to activate the Powder of Sympathy, they instead make him listen to Susan Boyle sing "I Dreamed a Dream." Motion Capture: Used to examine the ways James can improve his football penalty kick skills.
Source: Series / James May's Man Lab - A pair of long-time companions have been attempting to improve his health, though oppose each other on what will actually kick start his recovery, and one of them (Kanae) is willing to go the murderous way.
Source: Ill Girl / Anime and Manga
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Kick and Improve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/kick
Improve & Kick. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/kick>.
Kick or Improve. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/improve/kick.
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