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Key to
Plan things to fit or suit people or situations
“Promotions are KEYED TO people's abilities.”
Key up
Make someone excited or nervous
“The noise got us KEYED UP.”
Kick about
Discuss
“We KICKED the idea ABOUT at the meeting.”
Kick around
Discuss
“We KICKED the idea AROUND.”
Kick around with
Spend time with
“I used to KICK AROUND WITH them, but haven't seen them for a while.”
Kick back
Pay someone illegally as part of the price
“I had to KICK ten percent BACK to the government official to get the contract.”
Kick down
Break something with your feet
“The police KICKED the door DOWN.”
Kick in
When a drug starts to take effect
“Her hayfever didn't feel half as bad once the antihistamines had KICKED IN.”
Kick off
Start a game of football
“The match KICKS OFF at three o'clock.”
Kick out
Expel
“The family KICKED the au pair OUT when they found out that she was planning to move to work for another household.”
Kick up
Cause trouble or pain
“My back KICKS UP when it gets cold.”
Kill off
Reduce or exterminate a population by hunting, pollution, development, etc.
“There used to be a lot of wolves around here, but most of them have been KILLED OFF.”
Kip down
Sleep away from your home, often without planning to
“It's too late to get the train, so can I KIP DOWN here tonight?”
Kip down on
Sleep on something other than a bed
“There were so many of us that we had to KIP DOWN ON the floor.”
Kiss off
Used to tell someone to go away
“He was bugging us, so we told him to KISS OFF.”
Kiss up to
Try to get into someone's favour
“He's a creep and is always KISSING UP TO the director.”
Knock about
Beat someone
“He KNOCKED his brother ABOUT after they argued.”
Knock around
Discuss casually
“We KNOCKED the idea AROUND a bit, but decided not to bother.”
Knock back
Cost someone a lot of money
“Your holiday must have KNOCKED you BACK a bit.”
Knock down
Demolish
“They KNOCKED DOWN the old church and built a block of flats in its place.”
Knock it off!
Stop doing something annoying
“The were making too much noise, so I told them to KNOCK IT OFF.”
Knock off
Finish work for the day
“We KNOCKED OFF early on Friday to avoid the rush hour queues.”
Knock out
Hit and make somebody unconscious
“The reigning middleweight champion KNOCKED OUT the challenger in the fourth round of the fight.”
Knock over
Rob
“The gang KNOCKED OVER a betting office yesterday afternoon.”
Knock together
Join houses that had been separate
“They KNOCKED TOGETHER two outbuilding and turned them into a home.”
Knock up
Become or get someone pregnant.
“She got KNOCKED UP when she was on holiday.”
Knuckle down
Make a great effort
“I've got my exams next week and I haven't done much work, so I'd better KNUCKLE DOWN.”
Knuckle under
Submit to authority
“The teacher made the students KNUCKLE UNDER and hand their projects in on time.”
Land in
Get someone into trouble
“He LANDED ME IN it when he told them what I had done wrong.”
Land up in
Arrive, end a journey in a place, often without planning
“We set out for Manchester, but LANDED UP IN Liverpool.”
Land with
Create a problem for someone
“He LANDED ME WITH the job of proofreading the whole thing.”
Lap up
Appreciate something
“He LAPPED UP their praise.”
Large it up
Have a good time when intoxicated
“They were LARGING IT UP in the rave.”
Lark about
Behave in a silly way
“The children made me angry because they were LARKING ABOUT.”
Lark around
Behave in a silly way
“The students wouldn't stop LARKING AROUND.”
Lark it up
Enjoy yourself noisily and exuberantly
“After they won, they went to a bar to L ARK IT UP.”
Lash down
Fall heavily (rain)
“The rain was LASHING DOWN all day and the roads were flooded.”
Lash into
Criticise someone strongly
“He LASHED INTO them for messing thins up.”
Lash out
Suddenly become violent
“He LASHED OUT and broke the man's nose.”
Lash out against
Criticise something strongly
“The press has LASHED OUT AGAINST the policy.”
Lash out at
Hit someone suddenly, usually without warning, or try to hit them
“He LASHED OUT AT me when I laughed at him.”
Lash out on
Spend a lot of money buying something
“I LASHED OUT a lot ON a new car.”
Latch on
Understand, often after a long time
“They were lying, but it took her ages to LATCH ON.”
Latch on to
Understand something, often after a long time
“The police didn't LATCH ON TO what the crooks were doing for years.”
Latch onto
Connect to something
“The gecko LATCHED ONTO the ceiling.”
Laugh off
Pretend something (an injury, news, etc.) isn’t important
“He LAUGHED OFF the sprained finger but it obviously affected his golf game.”
Lay into
Criticise angrily
“His partner LAID INTO him when he arrived two hours late.”
Lay off
Make an employee redundant
“The hotel LAID OFF twenty staff because tourist numbers were down.”
Lay on
Organise, supply
“They LAID ON a buffet lunch at the conference.”
Lead on
Falsely or cruelly raise hopes
“She LED HIM ON about her desire to get married.”