Idioms & Expressions A-Z

"K"

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Keep a running account of: 　; "The company keeps a running account of income, loss and distributions of each shareholder."

Keep a straight face: 　; "Tom looks so ridiculous in leather trousers and jacket, and I am desperately trying to keep a straight face."

Keep an eye on something: 　; "I need to go to the restroom. Would you keep an eye on my bag for a while? "

Keep body and soul together: 　; "The poor peasants have been working hard, trying to keep body and soul together in difficult times."

Keep company: 　; "Rita's husband will be away for one week. I think I had better come over her place to keep her company."

Keep in touch with: 　; "I met him when I worked in Madrid, and I’ve kept in touch with him ever since."

Keep something to yourself: 　; "I don't want everyone to konw, so if you could keep it to yourself, I'd appreciate it."

Keep something under one's hat: 　; "Rather than wear your heart on your sleeve, you like to keep it under your hat."

Keep one's fingers crossed: 　; "We're keeping our fingers crossed that she's going to be OK."

Keep one's head: 　; "We need a candidate who can keep his or her head even when clients get aggressive."

Keep one's head above water: 　; "The cash flow position is not good, but we are just about keeping our heads above water."

Keep/put one's nose to the grindstone: 　; "Gary is very ambitious and he wants to be successful before 30, so he keeps his nose to the grindstone all the time."

Keep one's shirt on: 　; "Keep your shirt on! They do not mean to fool you."

Keep pace/up with: 　; "The supply of materials cannot keeps pace with demand."

Keep Punching: 　; "Keep punching and we won't let everyone down. A real loser is someone who's so afraid of failture and even doesn't try."

Keep somebody at arm's length: 　; "Petra keeps all men at arm's length to avoid getting hurt."

Keep track (of): 　; "It's difficult to keep track of all the new discoveries in genetics."

Keep track of one's attendance: 　; "Never be late again. The boss has kept track of your attendance for one week."

Keep track of time: 　; "Before the kids leave for Hannah' birthday party, the mother asks them to keep track of time in case they miss the last bus."

Kick downstairs: 　; "Many factory workers were kicked downstairs due to the competitive global market."

Kick off: 　; "The match kicks off at noon."

Kick somebody upstairs: 　; "Brown is kicked upstairs to become the company advisor, but as an advisor, he can only make suggestion to the company but is no longer in charge of its decision-making."

Kick the bucket: 　; "All of my goldfish kicked the bucket while we were on vacation."

Knock one flat: 　; "Frank is so strong; he knocks his opponent flat in the first round of boxing."

Kid around with someone: 　; "At the end of the show, the dancers kidded around with the audience and tried to get them to dance."

Kill two birds with one stone: 　; "I killed two birds with one stone and met some old friends while I was in Leeds visiting my parents."

Knock it off: 　; "Knock it off, will you? I can't work with all that noise."

Knock (on) wood/ touch wood: 　; "We haven't had any problems with the old car so far, knock on wood."

Knock oneself out: 　; "Don't knock yourself out during practice. Save your strength for the competition later."

Knock one out: 　; "She loved the movie. It really knocked her out."

Know one's onions: 　; "I am glad to see the new secretary knows her onions."

Know one's way around / know it all/ know a thing or two: 　; "John knows his way around Taipei."

Know-it-all /know-all: 　; "OK, if you're such a know-it-all, please finish this project on your own. The rest of us will leave you alone."

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