Commonly used english part 45 pptx

knew it was coming- aware in advance that something was going to happen I knew it was coming when my boss asked me into her office and told me that the store would soon close.. knock som

kick up one`s heels

- have a good time, celebrate

We kicked up our heels at the farewell party that we attended last week

a kickback

- money paid illegally for favorable treatment

The construction company gave the politician an illegal kickback in order to win the contract

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kid around (with someone)

- tease and joke with someone

The students were kidding around with the teacher after the class

kid's stuff

- a very easy task

It was kid's stuff We were able to fix the stove very easily

kill off (something)

- kill or end completely, destroy

The pollution in the river has killed off all of the fish

kill the fatted calf

- prepare a big feast (in someone's honor)

We decided to kill the fatted calf and have a big dinner for my uncle

kill the goose that layed/lays the golden egg

- spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy

He was always complaining about his job but now it is gone He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg

kill time

- waste time

We had to kill a lot of time before the movie started

kill two birds with one stone

- accomplish two things with one action

He was able to kill two birds with one stone by going to the meeting

killed outright

- killed immediately

The man was killed outright when the truck hit him on the street

kind of

- moderately, somewhat, more or less

I was kind of tired when I arrived home last night

kink in my neck

- a cramp in one's neck that causes pain

I woke up this morning with a kink in my neck

kiss and tell

- participate in something private and then tell others about it

I don't trust her because she is the kind of person who will kiss and tell

kiss of death

- an act that puts an end to someone or something

When the girl learned that I knew her teacher, it was the kiss of death She didn't want

to talk to me anymore

kiss (something) good-bye

- lose something

"You can kiss your computer good-bye It is totally destroyed."

kit and caboodle

- the entire amount, everything

I brought the whole kit and caboodle of my fishing supplies when I went fishing

kith and kin

- friends and relatives

All of our kith and kin attended the anniversary for my parents

knee-high to a grasshopper

- very young (like a child)

I learned to ride a bicycle when I was knee-high to a grasshopper

knew it was coming

- aware in advance that something was going to happen

I knew it was coming when my boss asked me into her office and told me that the store would soon close

knit one's brow

- wrinkle one's brow by frowning

The teacher knit his brow and looked sternly at the child

knock Idioms

knock about

- travel without a plan, go where one pleases

We decided to go to Brazil and knock about for a couple of months

a knock-down-drag-out fight

- a serious fight or argument

My friend and his brother had a knock-down-drag-out fight last evening

Knock it off!

- stop doing something, quit

"Please knock it off! You are going to hurt yourself if you are not careful."

knock off work

knock on wood

- knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck

I don`t think that I will lose my job - knock on wood

knock one`s head against the wall

- waste time trying to do something with no success

They have been knocking their heads against the wall for years trying to find a

solution to the problem

knock oneself out

- make a great effort

They really knocked themselves out trying to make the party successful

knock (some) heads together

- scold some people

The coach decided that he would have to knock some heads together if he wanted to get the team into the playoffs

knock (someone) around

- mistreat someone

The boy was sent home from school for knocking around some other members of the class

knock (someone) dead

- put on a stunning performance for someone

The performance of the jazz group knocked the audience dead

knock (someone) down (to size)

- make a person more humble

The fact that the golfer lost the tournament helped to knock him down to size

knock (someone) off

- murder someone

The owner of the shop was knocked off in the robbery last week

knock (someone) off their feet

- surprise or shock someone so much that he does not know what to do

When they announced that I had won the prize it knocked me off my feet

knock (someone or something) out

- make someone unconscious, make something unworkable or unusable

The storm last night knocked out power in most of the town

knock (someone) over with a feather

- surprise someone by something extraordinary

It could have knocked me over with a feather when I saw my friend on TV last night

knock (someone's) block off

- hit someone very hard (in the head), beat someone up

He was very angry and threatened to knock the block off of anyone who came near him

knock (something) off

- finish/do something (often in haste or carelessly)

The small furniture company is able to knock off many tables very fast

knock the props out from under (someone)

- destroy someone's confidence, destroy someone's emotional/financial/moral base The teacher knocked the props out from under the student when she criticized the student's work

a knockout

- a very beautiful woman

The man said that the woman he saw at the bus stop was a knockout

know Idioms

know a thing or two (about someone or something)

- be well informed about someone or something

My father works in a software development company and knows a thing or two about computers

know a trick or two

- know some special way of dealing with a problem

I know a trick or two about how to handle a customer who is angry or upset

know all the tricks of the trade

- possess the skills and knowledge necessary to do something

My cousin knows all the tricks of the trade and is a very good plumber

know better (than to do something)

- be smart enough not to do something

I told my friend that she should know better than to phone me at 7:00 AM on a

Saturday morning

know-how

- knowledge and skill

Our new boss has a lot of know-how about how to operate a business

not know if one is coming or going

- not know what to do

The new sales manager does not seem to know if he is coming or going

a know-it-all

- a person who acts as if he or she knows everything

He is a know-it-all and nobody likes to be around him

know of (someone or something)

- to be aware of someone or something, to have heard of someone or something

I do not know of any good restaurants near my house

know one's ABCs

- know the most basic things about something

The woman in the bank knows her ABC's and can provide any information that we

know one's place

- know the behavior suitable to one's position in life

The boy doesn't know his place and often speaks out when he shouldn't

know one's stuff

- know about something well

The man know's his stuff and is a very good plumber

know one's way around/about

- know how to get something done, know about something

My friend knows his way around the city very well

know (someone or something) by sight

- to know the name and recognize the face of someone or something

I know the professor's name but I do not know him by sight

know (someone or something) like a book/like an open book

- know someone or something very well

I know the personality of my friend like a book

know (someone or something) like the back of one's hand

- know someone or something very well

I know the material for the exam like the back of my hand

know (something) backwards and forwards

- know something very well

I know the names of the people in my history class backwards and forwards

know (something) by heart

- know something perfectly and from memory

I know the poem by heart

know (something) from memory

- know something well from seeing it often

I know most of the telephone numbers from memory

know (something) inside out

- know something thoroughly

I know the history of our city inside out

know (something) only too well

- know something very well

I know only too well what will happen if I don't finish my essay on time

not know the first thing about something

- lack basic knowledge about something

He does not know the first thing about computers

know the ropes

- know how to do something

I know the ropes at my job and I get along very well at work