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Kangaroo court
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an unofficial or mock court or trial. |
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Keep (your, our) chin up
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stay cheerful, don't be discouraged in difficult circumstances. |
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Keep the crosshairs dead centre
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to aim precisely and accurately at something. (see "cross hairs"). Crossed lines mounted on the lens of a telescopic gun sight to assist in precise aiming. |
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Keep up with the Joneses
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wanting to have the same things everyone else has; compete with one's neighbours and friends in material standards: want to possess the same material goods as others. |
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Keep your coats (shirt) on, To
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Keep your nose out of something
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not interfere in something that does not concern
you. |
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Keyed up
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Keystone
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The uppermost and last-set stone of an arch that
locks, which completes it and locks its members
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Figuratively, the fundamental element, as of a
science or doctrine. |
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Kick up a fuss/row (about something)
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(informal) create or cause trouble, an unpleasant argument etc. |
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Kicking them around
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criticizing them; finding fault with them. |
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Kid gloves, Treat/Handle someone with
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to treat someone with care, gently, so as not to hurt his feelings or give offence. |
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Kid stuff
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Anything childish or immature; that which presents no challenge to or interest for an intelligent adult. |
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Killjoy
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a gloomy person ; one whose actions or remarks deprive others of pleasure; a pessimist. |
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Kindling
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Broken wood used for lighting fires. |
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Kinky manicures
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to make hair curl by the use of chemical solution. |
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Kiwanis Club
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A chain of clubs of businessmen in the United States and Canada,having the slogan, "service". |
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Knee high to a (mosquito, bumble-bee, toad, splinter, grasshopper, hoptoad, frog, duck)
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Very small, very short. A phrase often used in speaking of a person whom one has known from infancy. |
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Knickerbocker
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Knickerbocker pants: Wide short pants gathered below the knee. |
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Knobby
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Knock it off
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literally to remove something by hitting it or striking it. It also means an order, command, or entreaty to stop doing something immediately, especially talking or joking. |
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Know better (than to do something)
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be more sensible, wiser, older or more mature. |
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Know different
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informal. To be wiser: to know better. |
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Know something inside out/backwards
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be very knowledgeable about something. |
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Know the score
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(informal) Know what the true situation is, especially if it's a bad one; to assess the situation or the state of affairs correctly. |
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Knuck right down
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surrender to it; give in to something. |
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Kosher
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Hebrew word for "proper". Clean or fit to eat according to the dietary laws of the Jewish faith. Kosher bread: unleavened; that is, no yeast used in preparation for the Passover supper or communion. |
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Kriss Kringle
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(Ger. Christ-kindel, the Child-Christ). A sadly mutilated form, for the Child Christ, on whom children are wont to rely for their gifts under the Christmas-tree. |
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Ku Klux Klan
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a secret society of white men founded in the
Southern States to maintain white supremacy.
They are anti-Negro, anti Semitic etc. and
identified by their white robes and head
coverings. |
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