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IDIOM: to keep an eye on
MEANING: to watch; to check regularly
EXAMPLE: "Raymond, please keep an eye on
your little brother while I go to the store."
IDIOM: to keep an eye out for
MEANING: be careful of; to watch for
EXAMPLE: "Please keep an eye out for Amy.
I need to talk to her."
IDIOM: to keep in touch
MEANING: to stay in contact with someone
by writing, calling, sending e-mail, etc. on a regular basis
EXAMPLE: "Armando and I keep in touch by
mail."
IDIOM: to keep (one's) chin
up
MEANING: to remain brave or confident in
a difficult situation
EXAMPLE: "Job-hunting is difficult. Keep
your chin up - you'll find a job soon."
IDIOM: to keep (one's) fingers crossed
MEANING: to hope for the best; to wish someone
luck
EXAMPLE: "Keep your fingers crossed for
me. I have a difficult exam in half an hour."
IDIOM: to keep (one's) nose to the grindstone
MEANING: stay diligent; work steadily
EXAMPLE: "Lenny finished his project early
by keeping his nose to the grindstone."
IDIOM: a kid (n)
MEANING: a child
EXAMPLE: "Kathy has two kids, and Fred has
one kid."
IDIOM: to kid (v)
MEANING: to tease; to playfully say something
untrue
EXAMPLE: "I like to kid my brother about
losing his hair."
IDIOM: kind of / kinda
MEANING: a little bit; rather; more or less;
EXAMPLE: "I'm kind of hungry. Maybe I'll
make a sandwich." "I'm kinda hungry too."
IDIOM: a klutz (n)
MEANING: an ungraceful person; awkward;
an uncoordinated person
EXAMPLE: "I was such a klutz the other day.
I was shopping, and I knocked over a row of glasses and broke them! I was
so embarrassed!"
IDIOM: klutzy (adj)
MEANING: to be ungraceful; awkward; uncoordinated
EXAMPLE: "I can be so klutzy sometimes!
Once, when I was shopping, I knocked over a row of glasses and broke them!
I was so embarrassed!"
IDIOM: to know something backwards and forwards
MEANING: to know something completely; or
understand something thoroughly
EXAMPLE: The students knew the material
backwards and forwards, and they all passed the test.
RELATED: to have something down pat / to
know something inside out
IDIOM: to know something inside out
MEANING: to know something completely; or
understand something thoroughly
EXAMPLE: The students knew the material
inside out, and they all passed the test.
RELATED: to have something down pat / to
know something backwards and forwards
IDIOM: a know-it-all (n)
MEANING: a person who acts like he/she knows
everything
EXAMPLE: "Yvonne is a know-it-all and she
won't listen to anything you have to say."
COMING SOON:
keep (stay) in touch
keep a stiff upper lip
keep one's head above water
keep something under one's hat
keyed up
kick in the head
kick in the pants
kick the bucket
kick up one's heels
knock (one) for a loop
knock one's socks off
knockout
know the ropes