Daily life

kick back

relax

To relax and enjoy yourself, especially after doing something tiring.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Fancy going out tonight?

Not really, I just want to kick back at home.

Play the conversation

I normally kick back with a podcast once I've finished cooking.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I like to kick back myself after work.

Say: I like to kick back after work.

“Kick back” already means relax, so it does not take “myself” as an object.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

kick back; kick back with something; kick back and do something

Your turn: say it out loud

I normally kick back with a podcast once I've finished cooking.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

kick back

relax

“I normally kick back with a podcast once I've finished cooking.”

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