Idiom: kick off something

Meaning

Idiom: kick off something

— They kicked off the meeting with a fun ice-breaking activity so everyone could get to know each other.

— We’re going to kick the festival off with a 10K race to benefit charity.

— There will be a series of premiers to kick off the film.

— How shall we kick off my book tour?

— Can you get an estimate on the cost of drinks for 25 people? We'll have a cocktail hour to kick the holiday party off this year.

— We should've done something special to kick the seminar off and it was a big mistake.

— How about we kick off the meeting with a video presentation of all of the award nominees?

— Each year they kick off the Rose Bowl with a huge parade.

— Are you doing anything special to kick off the New Year?