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If you key out a plant, you identify it by using binary choices like whether it has needle leaves or doesn't(inseparable)
“They KEYED OUT some new plants in the rain forest.”
Plan things to fit or suit people or situations(inseparable)
“Promotions are KEYED TO people's abilities.”
Make someone excited or nervous(separable)
“The noise got us KEYED UP.”
Discuss(separable)
“We KICKED the idea ABOUT at the meeting.”
“We KICKED the idea AROUND.”
Spend time with(inseparable)
“I used to KICK AROUND WITH them, but haven't seen them for a while.”
Pay someone illegally as part of the price(separable)
“I had to KICK ten percent BACK to the government official to get the contract.”
Break something with your feet(separable)
“The police KICKED the door DOWN.”
When a drug starts to take effect(separable)
“Her hayfever didn't feel half as bad once the antihistamines had KICKED IN.”
Start a game of football
“The match KICKS OFF at three o'clock.”
Expel(separable)
“The family KICKED the au pair OUT when they found out that she was planning to move to work for another household.”
Cause trouble or pain
“My back KICKS UP when it gets cold.”
Reduce or exterminate a population by hunting, pollution, development, etc.(separable)
“There used to be a lot of wolves around here, but most of them have been KILLED OFF.”
Sleep away from your home, often without planning to
“It's too late to get the train, so can I KIP DOWN here tonight?”
Sleep on something other than a bed(inseparable)
“There were so many of us that we had to KIP DOWN ON the floor.”
Used to tell someone to go away(separable)
“He was bugging us, so we told him to KISS OFF.”
Try to get into someone's favour(inseparable)
“He's a creep and is always KISSING UP TO the director.”
Beat someone(separable)
“He KNOCKED his brother ABOUT after they argued.”
Discuss casually(separable)
“We KNOCKED the idea AROUND a bit, but decided not to bother.”
Cost someone a lot of money(separable)
“Your holiday must have KNOCKED you BACK a bit.”
Demolish(separable)
“They KNOCKED DOWN the old church and built a block of flats in its place.”
Stop doing something annoying(separable)
“The were making too much noise, so I told them to KNOCK IT OFF.”
Finish work for the day(separable)
“We KNOCKED OFF early on Friday to avoid the rush hour queues.”
Hit and make somebody unconscious(separable)
“The reigning middleweight champion KNOCKED OUT the challenger in the fourth round of the fight.”