kick into touch

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kick into touch

  1. (Britain, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.
  2. (Britain, idiomatic) To evade an issue.
    It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I'm going to kick into touch.
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