Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 441 kick up one`s heels - have a good time, celebrate We kicked up our heels at the farewell party that we attended last week. a kickback - money paid illegally for favorable treatment The construction company gave the politician an illegal kickback in order to win the contract. . kid around (with someone) - tease and joke with someone The students were kidding around with the teacher after the class. kid's stuff - a very easy task It was kid's stuff. We were able to fix the stove very easily. kill off (something) - kill or end completely, destroy The pollution in the river has killed off all of the fish. kill the fatted calf - prepare a big feast (in someone's honor) We decided to kill the fatted calf and have a big dinner for my uncle. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 442 kill the goose that layed/lays the golden egg - spoil something that is good or something that one has by being greedy He was always complaining about his job but now it is gone. He has killed the goose that layed the golden egg. kill time - waste time We had to kill a lot of time before the movie started. kill two birds with one stone - accomplish two things with one action He was able to kill two birds with one stone by going to the meeting. killed outright - killed immediately The man was killed outright when the truck hit him on the street. kind of - moderately, somewhat, more or less I was kind of tired when I arrived home last night. kink in my neck - a cramp in one's neck that causes pain I woke up this morning with a kink in my neck. kiss and make up - forgive someone and be friends again I want to kiss and make up with my friend after our argument. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 443 kiss and tell - participate in something private and then tell others about it I don't trust her because she is the kind of person who will kiss and tell. kiss of death - an act that puts an end to someone or something When the girl learned that I knew her teacher, it was the kiss of death. She didn't want to talk to me anymore. kiss (something) good-bye - lose something "You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed." kit and caboodle - the entire amount, everything I brought the whole kit and caboodle of my fishing supplies when I went fishing. kith and kin - friends and relatives All of our kith and kin attended the anniversary for my parents. knee-high to a grasshopper - very young (like a child) I learned to ride a bicycle when I was knee-high to a grasshopper. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 444 knew it was coming - aware in advance that something was going to happen I knew it was coming when my boss asked me into her office and told me that the store would soon close. knit one's brow - wrinkle one's brow by frowning The teacher knit his brow and looked sternly at the child. knock Idioms knock about - travel without a plan, go where one pleases We decided to go to Brazil and knock about for a couple of months. a knock-down-drag-out fight - a serious fight or argument My friend and his brother had a knock-down-drag-out fight last evening. Knock it off! - stop doing something, quit "Please knock it off! You are going to hurt yourself if you are not careful." knock off work - quit work (for the day) We knocked off work early so that we could go to the championship game. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 445 knock on wood - knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck I don`t think that I will lose my job - knock on wood. knock one`s head against the wall - waste time trying to do something with no success They have been knocking their heads against the wall for years trying to find a solution to the problem. knock oneself out - make a great effort They really knocked themselves out trying to make the party successful. knock (some) heads together - scold some people The coach decided that he would have to knock some heads together if he wanted to get the team into the playoffs. knock (someone) around - mistreat someone The boy was sent home from school for knocking around some other members of the class. knock (someone) dead - put on a stunning performance for someone The performance of the jazz group knocked the audience dead. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 446 knock (someone) down (to size) - make a person more humble The fact that the golfer lost the tournament helped to knock him down to size. knock (someone) off - murder someone The owner of the shop was knocked off in the robbery last week. knock (someone) off their feet - surprise or shock someone so much that he does not know what to do When they announced that I had won the prize it knocked me off my feet. knock (someone or something) out - make someone unconscious, make something unworkable or unusable The storm last night knocked out power in most of the town. knock (someone) over with a feather - surprise someone by something extraordinary It could have knocked me over with a feather when I saw my friend on TV last night. knock (someone's) block off - hit someone very hard (in the head), beat someone up He was very angry and threatened to knock the block off of anyone who came near him. knock (something) back/down - drink down a drink (usually alcohol) The medicine tasted terrible but I was able to knock it down. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 447 knock (something) off - finish/do something (often in haste or carelessly) The small furniture company is able to knock off many tables very fast. knock the props out from under (someone) - destroy someone's confidence, destroy someone's emotional/financial/moral base The teacher knocked the props out from under the student when she criticized the student's work. a knockout - a very beautiful woman The man said that the woman he saw at the bus stop was a knockout. know Idioms know a thing or two (about someone or something) - be well informed about someone or something My father works in a software development company and knows a thing or two about computers. know a trick or two - know some special way of dealing with a problem I know a trick or two about how to handle a customer who is angry or upset. know all the tricks of the trade - possess the skills and knowledge necessary to do something My cousin knows all the tricks of the trade and is a very good plumber. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 448 know better (than to do something) - be smart enough not to do something I told my friend that she should know better than to phone me at 7:00 AM on a Saturday morning. know-how - knowledge and skill Our new boss has a lot of know-how about how to operate a business. not know if one is coming or going - not know what to do The new sales manager does not seem to know if he is coming or going. a know-it-all - a person who acts as if he or she knows everything He is a know-it-all and nobody likes to be around him. know of (someone or something) - to be aware of someone or something, to have heard of someone or something I do not know of any good restaurants near my house. know one's ABCs - know the most basic things about something The woman in the bank knows her ABC's and can provide any information that we need. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 449 know one's place - know the behavior suitable to one's position in life The boy doesn't know his place and often speaks out when he shouldn't. know one's stuff - know about something well The man know's his stuff and is a very good plumber. know one's way around/about - know how to get something done, know about something My friend knows his way around the city very well. know (someone or something) by sight - to know the name and recognize the face of someone or something I know the professor's name but I do not know him by sight. know (someone or something) like a book/like an open book - know someone or something very well I know the personality of my friend like a book. know (someone or something) like the back of one's hand - know someone or something very well I know the material for the exam like the back of my hand. know (something) backwards and forwards - know something very well I know the names of the people in my history class backwards and forwards. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 450 know (something) by heart - know something perfectly and from memory I know the poem by heart. know (something) from memory - know something well from seeing it often I know most of the telephone numbers from memory. know (something) inside out - know something thoroughly I know the history of our city inside out. know (something) only too well - know something very well I know only too well what will happen if I don't finish my essay on time. not know the first thing about something - lack basic knowledge about something He does not know the first thing about computers. know the ropes - know how to do something I know the ropes at my job and I get along very well at work. know the score - know the facts (about life or something) The man doesn't know the score about what is going on at his company. . kick up one`s heels - have a good time, celebrate We kicked up our heels at the farewell party that we attended last week. a kickback - money paid illegally for favorable treatment. make up with my friend after our argument. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 443 kiss and tell - participate in something private and then tell others about it I don't trust her because she. knocked off work early so that we could go to the championship game. Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com 445 knock on wood - knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck I don`t think