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kid about vs kid that

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Kid about' is used to mean joking or teasing, while 'kid that' is used to introduce a relative clause describing a specific kid. They are not interchangeable as they serve different purposes.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 529 views

kid about

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to mean joking or teasing.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone is joking or teasing about something. It is often used in informal conversations.

Examples:

He's just kidding about being angry.
Don't take her seriously, she's just kidding about the whole situation.

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Don't kid about stuff like that.
Don't kid about this.
You can kid about it, but you are very pretty.
I never kid about spirits or jewellery.
I have dreamt since I was a kid about owning a football team.
Please don't tell the kid about this.
I wouldn't kid about that.
Don't kid about first block.
You wouldn't kid about a thing like that.
El jefe doesn't kid about running.
I wouldn't kid about this.
You look like the kid about to eat everyone at Christmas.
Got to teach that kid about guys keeping secrets.
No, I never kid about family brunch.
I don't kid about quiche.
Probably asking some little kid about the thrill of victory.
I agree with the kid about that.
No, but he looks like a kid about 1 5 years old.
You have got to be kidding me! - I wouldn't kid about this.
Again. No. Don't even kid about that.

Alternatives:

joke about
tease about
play around with
fool around with
mess around with

kid that

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to introduce a relative clause describing a specific kid.

This phrase is used to introduce a relative clause that provides more information about a specific kid. It is a formal and grammatically correct structure.

Examples:

The kid that won the competition is my neighbor.
She is the kid that always helps others in need.

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Tommy's a kid that doesn't fit in.
Try talking to that kid that's answering the phone at his house.
This is the kid that Tolson choked.
The parents of the kid that was attacked are threatening to tell the police.
So we'll take a kid that's not so desirable.
I used to know a kid that lived there.
It's from the kid that found him.
The kid that couldn't walk.
Stuart was just some young kid that you tricked into helping you.
Like I'm some kid that has a crush on his sister's friend.
The kid that took ryder's backpack.
Nucky, I'm not the same kid that left.
I saw a kid that looked exactly like Axl.
That's the kid that transferred into class last week.
You poached a kid that I trained.
My source says Beef followed and killed the kid that robbed him.
A kid that he let into his own house.
The parents of the kid that you hit intend to press charges.
The kid that you're searching for is a Navarro.
It belonged to the kid that sold me the car.

Alternatives:

the kid who
the kid whom
the kid which
the kid that
the child that

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