'give a kick' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when describing a physical action, such as "She gave the ball a kick."
It helped give a kick to the business on a psychological basis.
Still, adding low-wage retail jobs can help give a kick to local economies.
"It's going to give a kick to the industry," Intel's chief executive, Craig Barrett, said in New York.
There continues to be a debate among economists about how best to give a kick to the economy.
After negotiations with centrist Democrats, he agreed to $1.25 trillion, plus another $100 billion this year to give a kick to the faltering economy.
At the State Department, James P. Rubin, the spokesman, said that "this is the best way to give a kick start to the process".
Step on and give a kick-push and it's just like a regular longboard.
For example, the competition for 4-year postdoc fellowships, which are meant to give a kick-start to promising young researchers, are very competitive due to the limited funding available.
Mr. Obama is giving a "kick in the nose to African leaders, whom he seems to be royally snubbing," said the Fasozine of Burkina Faso.
Though banned from sweets, it still gave a kick to Mexican chili-coated candies; though forbidden in medicines, it still strengthened herbal pills for wheezing Chinese asthmatics.
