kick oneself



kick oneself (for doing something)

Fig. to regret doing something. I could just kick myself for going off and not locking the car door. Now the car has been stolen. Don't kick yourself. It's insured.
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kick oneself

Berate oneself, reproach one-self, as in I've been kicking myself all day for forgetting the keys. [Late 1800s]
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
An (2)-Near Eastern Mythology
Svetovid-Slavic Mythology
Iona[ai'əunə]
Ellanher-Ancient Germanic
Owen (1)O-ən (English)Welsh, English
CathaoirKA-heerIrish