kick over
kick over {v.}
1. Of a motor: To begin to work.
He had not used his car for two months and when he tried to start it, the motor would not kick over.
2. {slang}
To pay; contribute.
The gang forced all the storekeepers on the block to kick over $5 a week.
3. {slang}
To die.
Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over this morning.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms