(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.
It seemed like a good idea at the time, but I'm going to kick it into touch.
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(UK, Ireland, idiomatic) To evade an issue; to stop from happening.
With referee Mark Clattenburg at the centre of a new racism row, is football once more succumbing to a blight many thought had been kicked into touch?
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