Verb
kick to the curb (third-person singular simple present kicks to the curb, present participle kicking to the curb, simple past and past participle kicked to the curb)
(idiomatic, informal) To dismiss or reject in a humiliating manner.
What are the aspects of yourself that line up with the character? You magnify those, and the ones that don't match up you kind of kick to the curb. Jeff Bridges