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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Kick the Beam (To). To be of light weight; to be of inferior consequence. When one pan of a pair of scales is lighter than the other, it flies upwards and is said to "kick the beam" [of the scales]. "The evil has eclipsed the good, and the scale, which before rested solidly on the ground, now kicks the beam."- Gladstone. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inequality | Verb: be unequal; Adjective: countervail; have the advantage, give the advantage; turn the scale; kick the beam; topple,topple over; overmatch; not come up to. |
Superiority | Verb: be superior; Adjective: exceed, excel, transcend; outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod; pass, surpass, get ahead of; over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch; top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out; beat hollow; outstrip; eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint; have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage; turn the scale, kick the beam; play first fiddle; (importance); preponderate, predominate, prevail; precede, take precedence, come first; come to a head, culminate; beat; all others, bear the palm; break the record; take the cake. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Expression using "KICK THE BEAM": To kick the beam. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "KICK THE BEAM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Hungarian | legyőzik (to kick the beam, to strike the beam), kiütik a nyeregből (to kick the beam, to strike the beam). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ickkay ethay eambay fi înfrânt (be on one's back, get the worse of it, kiss the dust, lie on one's back). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-h-i-k-k-m-t" | |
-4 letters: hebetic, hematic, kimchee, machete, tieback. | |
-5 letters: amebic, became, becket, betake, betime, bhakti, emetic, hackee, hackie, haemic, hakeem, techie, thecae. | |
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