"I get a great kick out of watching him skating."
Please tell me the meaning of that sentence above.Thanks!
A difficult sentence to understand
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The key here is 'kick' - it's slang for 'a positive sensation / feeling of satisfaction' ... see here :
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:rS ... F%27&hl=en
For an example relative to the meaning in the context you gave - see under 5 a and b at the above link.
The words highlighted are because I linked to Google's cache of the page to make it easier for you to find the correct part.
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:rS ... F%27&hl=en
For an example relative to the meaning in the context you gave - see under 5 a and b at the above link.
The words highlighted are because I linked to Google's cache of the page to make it easier for you to find the correct part.