K
Idioms beginning with "K"
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Contents of K:
[knee]
See:
[BRING TO ONE'S KNEES],
[IN THE LAP OF THE GODS] also [ON THE KNEES OF THE GODS],
[ON ONE'S KNEES],
[UP TO THE CHIN IN] or [UP TO THE KNEE IN].
[knee-deep] or [neck-deep] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}
1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in.
Johnny was knee-deep in trouble.
2. Very busy; working hard at.
We were neck-deep in homework before the exams.
3. Getting or having many or much.
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[knee-high to a grasshopper] also [knee-high to a duck] {adj. phr.}, {informal}
As tall as a very small child; very young.
Charles started reading when he was knee-high to a grasshopper.
I've known Mary ever since she was knee-high to a duck.
[kneeling bus] {n.}, {informal}
A bus equipped with a hydraulic device to enable it to drop almost to curb level for greater ease of boarding and leaving vehicle, as a convenience for elderly or handicapped passengers.
* /The man on crutches was […]
[knock about] or [knock around] {v.}
To travel without a plan; go where you please.
After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father's business.
Compare: [KICK AROUND].