kick a ball around - idiom meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "to kick a ball around" idiom?

Answer 1

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Kicking a ball around gives a person something to do when they are just hanging out.
 

Answer 2

Idiom Usage:

To kick a ball around is used when the play is very casual.  Often, the participants are chatting as they kick around the ball.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Scenario 2:

Two mothers are talking on the phone ...

Mother 1:  "Have you seen the boys?"
Mother 2:  "I saw them at the park on my way hope from shopping."
Mother 1:  "Oh, good.  What were they doing?"
Mother 2:  "Nothing special.  They were just kicking a ball around."

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 1:

Billy has just stopped by Frank's house ...

Billy:    "Hey Frankie!  What's up?"
Frank:  "Not much.  Do you want to go out in the backyard and kick a ball around?"
Billy:     "Ya, sure.  I don't feel like doing much."
Frank:  "OK.  Grab your soccer ball and let's go."

The boys go to the backyard and chat while they casually kick the ball back and forth between them.

Answer 5

Idiom Definition:

"to kick a ball around"

to casually and repeatedly kick a ball between two or  more people

- in an informal setting
 

Synonyms: buddy, collect, dally, dawdle, idle, friend, gang, gather, group, join, linger, loiter, meet, mingle, mix, roam, social, socialize, tarry, waste