kick myself

kick myself
be angry at myself, regret my choice
  

I could kick myself for selling that car. I wish I hadn't sold it.


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  • kick yourself — kick (yourself) if you say that you ll kick yourself when or if something happens, you mean that you will feel angry with yourself because you have done something stupid or missed an opportunity. You ll kick yourself when I tell you who came in… …   New idioms dictionary

  • kick — (yourself) if you say that you ll kick yourself when or if something happens, you mean that you will feel angry with yourself because you have done something stupid or missed an opportunity. You ll kick yourself when I tell you who came in just… …   New idioms dictionary

  • kick — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. strike or propel forcibly with the foot or hoof etc. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by at, against) a strike out with the foot. b express annoyance at or dislike of (treatment, a proposal etc.); rebel against. 3 tr. sl. give up (a habit) …   Useful english dictionary

  • kick oneself — idi to reproach oneself: I could kick myself for forgetting her birthday[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

  • Kick My Ass — is a song written and originally performed by folk musician Vic Chesnutt.Garbage s cover of the song was included on the Sweet Relief tribute album, created to help fund Vic Chesnutt s medical bills. Their version of Kick My Ass was performed and …   Wikipedia

  • kick — [[t]kɪ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ kicks, kicking, kicked 1) VERB If you kick someone or something, you hit them forcefully with your foot. [V n] He kicked the door hard... He threw me to the ground and started to kick... [V n with adj] He escaped by kicking open… …   English dictionary

  • kick — 1 verb 1 HIT WITH YOUR FOOT (I, T) to hit something with your foot: She kicked me under the table. | Joe, stop kicking! | kick sth down/over etc: The police kicked the door down. | kick sth around/towards etc: Billy was kicking a ball around the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • kick yourself —    If you feel like kicking yourself, you are angry with yourself for something you have or have not done.     I could have kicked myself for forgetting Emily s birthday …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • kick oneself — regret I kicked myself for not applying for the job sooner …   Idioms and examples

  • Not Myself Tonight — Single by Christina Aguilera from the album Bionic …   Wikipedia

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