kick something into touch

British EnglishBrE informal to stop a plan or project before it is completed 中止某计划[项目]

A hitch resulted in the deal being kicked firmly into touch.

一个小问题使得这笔交易彻底中止了。

Examples from the Corpus

kick something into touch• He would always kick it back into play whereas Lukic, more often than not, would kick it into touch.• When a penalty is kicked directly into touch the same team will have the throw-in.

→ kick something into touch at kick1(9)

单词	kick something into touch
释义	kick something into touch kick something into touch British EnglishBrE informal to stop a plan or project before it is completed 中止某计划[项目] A hitch resulted in the deal being kicked firmly into touch. 一个小问题使得这笔交易彻底中止了。 Examples from the Corpus kick something into touch• He would always kick it back into play whereas Lukic, more often than not, would kick it into touch.• When a penalty is kicked directly into touch the same team will have the throw-in. → kick something into touch at kick1(9)
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