- 1. kick at the can (plural kicks at the can) (chiefly US and Canada, idiomatic) An attempt or an opportunity. kick at the can (third-person singular simple present kicks at the can, present participle kicking at the can, simple past and past participle kicked at the can) (chiefly US and Canada, idiomatic) To make an attempt; to try. Source: ecdict
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