K
Idioms beginning with "K"
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Contents of K:
[keep watch] {v. phr.}
To be vigilant; be alert; guard.
The police have asked the neighborhood to keep watch against an escaped convict.
[kettle of fish] {v. phr.}, {informal}
Something to be considered; how things are; a happening; business.
I thought he needed money, but it was another kettle of fish — his car had disappeared.
- Usually used with "pretty", "fine", "nice", but […]
[keyed up] {adj.}, {informal}
Excited; nervous; anxious to do something.
Mary was all keyed up about the exam.
Mother would not let Tom read a ghost story at bedtime; she said it would get him keyed up.
[kick against the pricks] {v. phr.}, {literary}
To fight against rules or authority in a way that just hurts yourself.
Johnny kicked against the pricks in his foster home until he learned that he could trust his new family.
[kick around] {v.}, {informal}
1. To act roughly or badly to; treat badly; bully.
John likes to kick around the little boys.
Mr. Jones is always kicking his dog around.
Syn.: [PUSH AROUND].
2. To lie around or in a place; be treated […]
[kick back] {v.}, {slang}, {informal}
To pay money illegally for favorable contract arrangements.
I will do it if you kick back a few hundred for my firm.