Timeline for What does 'It all kicked off' mean?
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| Mar 31, 2023 at 9:44 | comment | added | user56reinstatemonica8 | No, in British English (as in the EastEnders example), talking about "it all kicking off" is a slang phrase used specifically to mean trouble starting, usually when a tense situation crosses the line into open conflict (imagine a poor-taste joke sparking a bar brawl). "The project kicked off at the kick-off meeting": the meeting went as planned, everything's fine. "It all kicked off at the kick-off meeting": something bad happened, like two rival managers started shouting at each other and others joined in. | |
| Oct 17, 2014 at 13:30 | vote | accept | Patrick | ||
| Oct 15, 2014 at 22:49 | history | answered | The Photon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |