kick in
Intermediate (B1) informal
When something starts working, like when a medicine starts to make you feel better, or when you give some money to help.
"Wait another twenty minutes for the painkillers to kick in before you decide to take more."
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Kick in the balls.
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Kick in the groin!
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this will kick in.
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Little little kick in there.
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Probability doesn't kick in.