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kick down

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[kick down] {v. phr.}, {slang} To shift an automobile, jeep, or truck into lower gear by hand-shifting.

* /Joe kicked the jeep down from third to second, and we slowed down./

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	cars ²² hand ¹⁵¹ {slang} ⁵⁹³ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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