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Is "kick to the curb" an idiom? What does it mean?

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Rebecca

Yes you are correct. "Kick for the curb" is an idiom meaning to discard, abandon, or dismiss someone or something that has become redundant, obsolete, useless, or unwanted. Ex: I can't believe that after 20 years the company would just kick me to the curb like that! Ex: I think it's about time we kick this old computer to the curb. Ex: I heard Jenny kicked her boyfriend to the curb last night. They must have had an awful fight!

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