kicking the tires
English 2008. 5. 20. 11:24John McCain 이 지난 토요일 (2008. 5. 17) TV 토크쇼에 나와서 한 우스갯소리인데,,,
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kicking the tires : an expression, probably came from buying a used car, when it was often advisable to kick the tires to see if they are old and flabby. The tires are an extra expense that you don't want to take on.
The meaning has broadened into a general saying now. It means "test it out", "check it out for flaws or errors", "try before you buy." If you are walking around a car lot, window shopping, a salesman may come up to you and say, "Do you want to kick the tires?" He doesn't mean that you should actually kick the tires. He means, "do you want to sit in it / ask questions about it / take it out for a test drive?"
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If come November, you still haven't decided, I'd be willing to set aside my differences with your party and say,
"Hey, let's put both of them on the ballot."
I'll support you on that, it's the least I can do.
In conclusion, I wanna add that I also thought John Edwards had a lot of good ideas.
And you might wanna kick the tires on him one more time.
kicking the tires : an expression, probably came from buying a used car, when it was often advisable to kick the tires to see if they are old and flabby. The tires are an extra expense that you don't want to take on.
The meaning has broadened into a general saying now. It means "test it out", "check it out for flaws or errors", "try before you buy." If you are walking around a car lot, window shopping, a salesman may come up to you and say, "Do you want to kick the tires?" He doesn't mean that you should actually kick the tires. He means, "do you want to sit in it / ask questions about it / take it out for a test drive?"