kick around

verbs

be around; be alive or active
"Does the old man still kick around?"
kick about, kick around, knock about
treat badly; abuse
"They won't have me to kick around any more!"
kick around
is a type of (narrower)
treat badly
"This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step
discuss lightly
"We bandied around these difficult questions"
bandy, kick around