kangaroo court »
A judicial or quasi-judicial proceeding, or a group which conducts such proceedings, which is without proper authority, abusive, or otherwise unjust.
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keel over »
Of a vessel: to roll so far on its side that it cannot recover; to capsize.
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keel over »
To collapse in a faint; to black out; to die.
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keep a close watch on »
To pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems.
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keep a lid on »
To keep something secret.
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keep a weather eye open »
To be alert; to concentrate on a matter in hand.
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keep a weather eye open »
To maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention.
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keep an eye on »
To watch and pay attention to.
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keep an eye open »
To maintain vigilance for a possibly dangerous situation.
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keep an eye open »
To maintain vigilance for someone or something.
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keep an eye out »
To watch for, look for, or search for.
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keep an eye peeled »
To look out attentively.
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keep at »
To persist in.
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keep at »
preserve with
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keep away from »
To avoid.
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keep away from »
To evade.
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keep away from »
To deny access to.
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keep buggin on »
Never quit; go on
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keep down »
To repress.
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keep down »
To restrain or control.
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keep down »
To cause not to increase or rise.
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keep down »
Not to vomit.
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keep down »
To lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.
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keep from »
To prevent or restrain ; refrain or cause refrain.
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keep from »
To protect or preserve from.
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keep it down »
To be quiet.
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keep it real »
In the imperative, an exhortation used as a departing salutation.
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keep it real »
To be authentic, true to oneself; to be cool.
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keep it up »
To maintain one's erection.
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keep it up »
To maintain or continue a positive streak.
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keep mum »
Do not talk; especially keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
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keep on »
Persist or continue.
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keep on »
To remain in an existing position.
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keep on truckin' »
To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.
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keep one on one's toes »
To keep one attentive, active, busy or alert.
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keep one's cards close to one's chest »
To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.
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keep one's cool »
To remain composed, calm, and even-tempered, especially in a provocative situation.
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keep one's eye on the ball »
My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.
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keep one's eye on the ball »
To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme.
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keep one's eyes peeled »
To watch closely; to look for.
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keep one's lips sealed »
To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
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keep one's mouth shut »
To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly.
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keep one's options open »
To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available.
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keep one's pecker up »
Remain cheerful; keep smiling.
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keep oneself to oneself »
To be introverted; to stay away from others.
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keep out »
To refrain from entering a place or condition.
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keep out »
After being warned, he kept out.
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keep out »
To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.
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keep out »
The warning kept him out.
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keep out of »
To stay away from a place or condition.
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keep out of »
To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.
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keep quiet »
Remain silent.
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keep quiet »
To refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.
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keep shtum »
Don't tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.
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keep somebody in stitches »
To keep somebody laughing hard or amused.
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keep somebody posted »
To inform or to keep somebody up to date.
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keep straight »
To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.
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keep tabs on »
To monitor; to keep track of; to watch.
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keep the wolf from the door »
To delay sexual ejaculation.
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keep the wolf from the door »
To ward off poverty or hunger.
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keep up »
To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating.
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keep up »
To stay even or ahead.
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keep up »
To ensure that one remains well-informed about something.
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keep up appearances »
To pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.
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keep up with »
To manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.
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keep up with »
To manage to follow .
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keep up with the Joneses »
To do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.
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keep your friends close, and your enemies closer »
One should be on their toes and alert of their surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure such people can't wreak havoc in one's life.
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keep your hair on »
An admonition to stay calm.
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keep your shirt on »
An admonition to be more patient or to calm down.
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kept up »
maintained
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kernel of truth »
A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements.
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kettle of fish »
A situation which is recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation, and which is not necessarily unfavorable.
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kettle of fish »
An awkward situation; a predicament.
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key off »
To take as a controlling input datum.
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kick around »
To abuse or mistreat; to bully.
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kick around »
To wander loose; to float around; to hang around.
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kick ass »
To be very impressive.
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kick ass »
To beat someone at something.
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kick ass »
To beat someone in a fight.
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kick back »
To relax.
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kick butt »
To be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.
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kick down »
To break or demolish something by physical bodily force.
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kick in »
To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.
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kick in »
To start or connect suddenly.
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kick in »
To contribute, especially to a collection of money.
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kick off »
To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
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kick off »
To start; to launch.
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kick off »
To shut down or turn_off suddenly.
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kick off »
To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.
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kick off the team »
In sports, to dismiss an athlete from a team, usually for misconduct, poor academic performance or other offenses.
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kick oneself »
To reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.
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kick out »
To stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly.
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kick someone when they are down »
To make it worse for someone who is going through a difficult time.
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kick the bucket »
Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.
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kick the bucket »
To die.
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kick the dust »
To die
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kick the habit »
To recover from or quit an addiction or habit. For example, to quit smoking, drinking, burping, or drug addiction.
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kick up »
Into the air while running or walking or driving.
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kick up »
To function improperly.
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kick up a fuss »
To show annoyance, or to complain loudly about something, often when it is of little importance in reality.
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kick up the arse »
A severe reprimand, especially one to motivate someone into doing something.
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kick with the other foot »
To belong to a different religion.
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kicking and screaming »
With extreme reluctance.
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kid around »
To engage in playful fun.
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kids will be kids »
You cannot expect children to act like adults.
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kill off »
To eliminate, or make extinct.
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kill off »
To represent or portray as being dead.
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kill the fatted calf »
To begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return.
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kill the goose that lays the golden eggs »
To seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.
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kill the messenger »
To blame a problem on whoever reported it; to hold somebody accountable a problem because he/she brought attention to it.
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kill the rabbit »
To get a positive test result from an old-fashioned pregnancy test.
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kill two birds with one stone »
To solve two problems at once.
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kind »
Affectionate, showing benevolence.
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kind »
Favorable.
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kind »
Mild, gentle, forgiving.
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kind of »
Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
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kindred soul »
Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself; kindred spirit.
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kindred spirit »
Someone with the same feelings or attitudes as oneself.
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king »
A male monarch; member of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation.
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king »
A playing card with the image of a king on it.
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king »
A powerful or influential person.
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king of hearts »
picture card
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kiss and make up »
To settle one's differences and forgive.
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kiss of death »
A kiss on the cheek that signifies the death of the receiver, as delivered by a mob boss or one with such influence.
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kiss of death »
Something that may seem good and favourable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.
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kiss of life »
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
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kiss up »
To pay false flattery to another, particularly a superior at work, in order to get special attention.
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kiss up »
To pay false flattery.
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kiss up to »
To pay false flattery to; to flatter in excess.
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kit and caboodle »
Everything entirely, the whole lot.
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kit and kaboodle »
Everything; the lot.
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kitchen table software »
Especially in the early years of personal computers, a set of computer programs developed by an entrepreneurial advanced amateur or self-employed professional computer programmer in his or her own home; software developed by a small business using the services of such programmers.
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knacker's yard »
A place to send a person or object that is spent beyond all reasonable use.
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knacker's yard »
That area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.
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knee high to a grasshopper »
Short; especially relating to when the subject was a small child.
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kneel before »
To kneel in front of someone or something, especially in order to worship or supplicate.
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knight in shining armor »
A person who will rescue a dangerous situation; a hero.
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knock about »
An informal game, usually football.
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knock around »
To spend time with someone as a friend.
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knock around »
To do a relaxing activity.
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knock around »
To be in an unknown place.
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knock around »
To hit someone, or behave violently towards them.
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knock back »
To drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.
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knock down »
To hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
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knock down »
To demolish.
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knock down »
Sold with a blow from the gavel.
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knock down »
To reduce the price of.
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knock down »
To drink fast.
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knock for a loop »
To astonish; to surprise very much.
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knock it off »
Stop doing something; desist.
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knock off »
An imitation, especially one of poorer quality.
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knock on wood »
A self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.
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knock on wood »
To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.
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knock out »
To strike or bump someone or something out.
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knock out »
To render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.
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knock out »
To put someone to sleep.
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knock out »
To exhaust a personal or animal.
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knock out »
To complete, especially in haste; knock off.
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knock out of the box »
To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.
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knock out of the box »
To cause something to be replaced by something else.
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knock over »
To bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
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knock over »
To rob; to stage a heist.
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knock somebody's socks off »
To impress greatly; amaze; stun.
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knock the living daylights out of »
To knock out; to hit and cause to be unconscious.
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knock together »
To assemble something quickly; to knock up.
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knock up »
To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.
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knock up »
To put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. See also knock together.
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knock up »
In the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.
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knock up »
To exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.
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knock up »
To become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.
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knock up »
To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.
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knock-on effect »
A secondary, often unintended effect.
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knock-on effect »
The continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.
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knocked for a six »
to be defeated; outwitted; outfoxed; beaten
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knocked up »
"pregnant", typically outside of marriage.
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knocking on heaven's door »
Dying, close to death.
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know like the back of one's hand »
To be intimately knowledgeable about something, especially a place.
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know something inside and out »
To know something very thoroughly.
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know the score »
Be aware of a situation, especially of the consequences of misconduct.
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knowledge is power »
With knowledge and/or education, one's potential or ability to succeed in the pursuit of his objectives will certainly increase.
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knuckle down »
To get to work; to focus on a task.
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knuckle dragger »
A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.
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knuckle sandwich »
A punch to the face, especially to the mouth.
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knuckle under »
To yield or cooperate when pressured or forced to do so.
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