kick the tires



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kick the tires

To inspect or test something or someone to ensure that he, she, or it meets the required or expected standard of quality. Primarily heard in US, Canada. You should always kick the tires of anything you plan to buy from someone online, or else you might end up buying a piece of junk! The boss always assigns difficult projects as a way of kicking the tires of new employees. We should hire a few interns to kick the tires on this app before we release it to the public.
See also: kick, tire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dunya-Russian
Babbitt['bæbit]
Mahmud-Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Dorotheado-ro-TE-ah (German), dawr-ə-THEE-ə (English)German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
Jeffry['dʒefri]
Sylvainseel-VENFrench