English idioms, proverbs, and expressions are an important part of everyday English. They come up all the time in both written and spoken English. Because idioms don’t always make sense literally, you’ll need to familiarize yourself with the meaning and usage of each idiom. That may seem like a lot of work, but learning idioms is fun, especially when you compare English idioms to the idioms in your own language.
Here’s a list of “Idioms Beginning With K” in English:
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Kangaroo Court
Meaning: A court of law where proper procedures are not followed at all; a sham judicial proceeding
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Keep (Something) at Bay
Meaning: Maintain a distance from something or someone
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Keep a Stiff Upper Lip
Meaning: Control one’s emotions; not give in to fear or grief
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Keep an Eye On
Meaning: To keep an eye on something or someone is to watch it periodically, to keep it under surveillance.
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Keep an Eye Peeled
Meaning: Be observant; watch out for something
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Keep It Under Your Hat
Meaning: Don’t tell anyone; don’t reveal this secret
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Keep Someone at Arm’s Length
Meaning: Avoid close interaction or cooperation
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Keep Your Nose Clean
Meaning: Avoid trouble or situations that compromise one’e honesty
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Keep Your Powder Dry
Meaning: Do not attack until you are ready.
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Keeping One’s Nose to the Grindstone
Meaning: Working hard on something repetitive or tedious
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Kick Ass, Kick Butt
Meaning: A) Defeat badly, B) be excellent or highly effective
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Kick the Bucket
Meaning: To die
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Kick the Can Down the Road
Meaning: Postpone an important decision
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Kill a Fly With an Elephant Gun
Meaning: Approach a problem with excessive measures
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Kill Two Birds with One Stone
Meaning: Act in such a way as to produce two desirable effects
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Kill Two Birds with One Stone
Meaning: Solve two problems with one move
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Kill the Goose That Laid the Golden Egg
Meaning: To destroy a source of ongoing profits or benefits
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Kink in One’s Neck
Meaning: A cramp in one’s neck that causes pain
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King of the Hill
Meaning: At the top of one’s field; the most influential person in a given field or area
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Kiss and Make Up
Meaning: Make peace after an argument
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Kith and Kin
Meaning: Family (collectively)
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Knock on Wood; Touch Wood
Meaning: Let’s hope I have good luck or continue to have good luck.
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Knock Some Sense Into
Meaning: To beat someone in order to teach him/her a lesson. May be used figuratively.
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Knock Someone’s Socks Off
Meaning: Amaze someone
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Knock Up
Meaning: To impregnate a woman. Often used in the form knocked up.
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Knockout
Meaning: An extremely beautiful woman
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Know (Something) Like the Back of One’s Hand
Meaning: To be very familiar with something, especially an area