Kick in

Upon hearing residents in the burning house, the passerby kicked in the front door and yelled to those inside.

You touch me again, I swear I’ll kick your teeth in.

You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.

I took my medication an hour ago, and it hasn't kicked in yet.

People expect women [when they give birth] to have this instinct that kicks in.

Once the wet kicks in up north, you can be stranded for months waiting for swollen rivers to subside to a crossable depth[.]

You should kick in on the work.

The rhythm section will kick in after that point.

For the year-end party, we're asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.

This is a worthy charity, so everyone should kick in.