usingenglish.co m http://www.usingenglish.com/members/idioms/index.php?show=IdiomsEnglish Idioms: K Ho me > Me mb e rs > Id io ms & Slang English Idio ms: 85 ent ries beginning wit h 'K' Kang aro o co urt Whe n p e o p le take the law into the ir o wn hand s and fo rm co urts that are no t le g al, the se are kno wn as kang aro o co urt. Ke e n as mustard (UK) If so me o ne is ve ry e nthusiastic, the y are as ke e n as mustard . Ke e p a straig ht face If yo u ke e p a straig ht face , lo o k se rio us and d o no t laug h e ve n tho ug h yo u want to . Ke e p ab re ast If yo u ke e p ab re ast o f thing s, yo u stay info rme d ab o ut d e ve lo p me nts. Ke e p an e ye o ut If yo u ke e e p an e ye o ut fo r so me thing , yo u are watching care fully to se e if it hap p e ns. Ke e p at b ay If yo u ke e p so me o ne o r so me thing at b ay, yo u maintain a safe d istance fro m the m. Ke e p b o d y and so ul to g e the r If yo u e arn e no ug h to co ve r yo ur b asic e xp e nse s, b ut no thing mo re than that, yo u e arn e no ug h to ke e p b o d y and so ul to g e the r. Ke e p in to uch If yo u ke e p in to uch with so me o ne , yo u ke e p co mmunicating with the m e ve n tho ug h yo u may live far ap art. Ke e p it o n the Q T If yo u ke e p so me thing o n the Q T, yo u ke e p it q uie t o r se cre t. ('Q-T' is also use d .) Ke e p it und e r yo ur hat If yo u ke e p so me thing und e r yo ur hat, yo u ke e p it se cre t. Ke e p mum If yo u ke e p mum ab o ut so me thing , yo u ke e p q uie t and d o n't te ll anyo ne . Ke e p p o ste d If yo u ke e p p o ste d ab o ut so me thing , yo u ke e p up -to -d ate with info rmatio n and d e ve lo p me nts. Ke e p so me o ne at arm's le ng th If yo u ke e p so me o ne o r so me thing at arm's le ng th, yo u ke e p a safe d istance away fro m the m. Ke e p so me o ne o n the ir to e s If yo u ke e p so me o ne o n the ir to e s, yo u make sure that the y co nce ntrate o n what the y are sup p o se d to d o . Ke e p tab s o n so me o ne If yo u ke e p tab s o n so me o ne , yo u che ck, watch and ke e p a clo se e ye o n what the y are d o ing . Ke e p the wo lf at b ay If yo u ke e p the wo lf at b ay, yo u make e no ug h mo ne y to avo id g o ing hung ry o r falling he avily into d e b t. Ke e p the wo lf fro m the d o o r If yo u ke e p the wo lf fro m the d o o r, yo u have e no ug h mo ne y fo r fo o d and the b asic e sse ntials. Ke e p up with the Jo ne se s Pe o p le who try to ke e p up with the Jo ne se s are co mp e titive ab o ut mate rial p o sse ssio ns and always try to have the late st and b e st thing s. Ke e p yo ur chin up (UK) This e xp re ssio n is use d to te ll so me o ne to have co nfid e nce . Ke e p yo ur co o l If yo u ke e p yo ur co o l, yo u d o n't g e t e xce ssive ly e xcite d o r d isturb e d in a b ad situatio n. Ke e p yo ur e ar to the g ro und If yo u ke e p yo ur e ar to the g ro und , yo u try to ke e p info rme d ab o ut so me thing , e sp e cially if the re are rumo urs o r unce rtaintie s. Ke e p yo ur e ye o n the b all If yo u ke e p yo ur e ye o n the b all, yo u stay ale rt and p ay clo se atte ntio n to what is hap p e ning . Ke e p yo ur e ye o n the p rize This me ans that yo u sho uld ke e p yo ur fo cus o n achie ving a p o sitive e nd re sult. Ke e p yo ur e ye s p e e le d If yo u ke e p yo ur e ye s p e e le d , yo u stay ale rt o r watchful. Ke e p yo ur fing e rs cro sse d If yo u are ke e p ing yo ur fing e rs cro sse d , yo u are ho p ing fo r a p o sitive o utco me . Ke e p yo ur hair o n Ke e p yo ur hair o n is ad vice te lling so me o ne to ke e p calm and no t to o ve r-re act o r g e t ang ry. Ke e p yo ur he ad If yo u ke e p yo ur he ad , yo u stay calm in time s o f d ifficulty. Ke e p yo ur he ad ab o ve wate r If yo u are just manag ing to survive financially, yo u are ke e p ing yo ur he ad ab o ve wate r. Ke e p yo ur no se cle an If so me o ne is trying to ke e p the ir No se Cle an, the y are trying to stay o ut o f tro ub le b y no t g e tting invo lve d in any so rt o f wro ng - d o ing . Ke e p yo ur no se to the g rind sto ne If yo u ke e p yo ur no se to the g rind sto ne , yo u wo rk hard and se rio usly. Ke e p yo ur o p tio ns o p e n If so me o ne 's ke e p ing the ir o p tio ns o p e n, the y are n't g o ing to re strict the mse lve s o r rule o ut any p o ssib le co urse o f actio n. Ke e p yo ur p ants o n If so me o ne te lls yo u to ke e p yo ur p ants o n, the y me an that yo u sho uld b e p atie nt and no t make the m rush. Ke e p yo ur p e cke r up If so me o ne te lls yo u to ke e p yo ur p e cke r up , the y are te lling yo u no t to le t yo ur p ro b le ms g e t o n to p o f yo u and to try to b e o p timistic. Ke e p yo ur p o wd e r d ry If yo u ke e p yo ur p o wd e r d ry, yo u act cautio usly so as no t to d amag e yo ur chance s. Ke e p yo ur shirt o n! This id io m is use d to te ll so me o ne to calm d o wn. Ke e p yo ur wig o n! (UK) This id io m is use d to te ll so me o ne to calm d o wn. Ke ttle o f fish A p re tty o r fine ke ttle o f fish is a d ifficult p ro b le m o r situatio n. Kick a hab it If yo u kick a hab it, yo u sto p d o ing it. Kick away the lad d e r If so me o ne kicks away the lad d e r, the y re mo ve so me thing that was sup p o rting o r he lp ing so me o ne . Kick in the te e th Bad ne ws o r a sud d e n d isap p o intme nt are a kick in the te e th. Kick into g e ar If so me thing kicks into g e ar, it g e ts g o ing o r starte d . Kick o ve r the trace s Kicking o ve r the trace s is wild re b e llio us b e havio ur o r b e ing o ut o f co ntro l. It co me s fro m whe n a ho rse in harne ss g o t a re ar le g o ve r the trace s, which attach it to the ve hicle , it starte d p ulling and b e came unco ntro llab le . Kick so me thing into the lo ng g rass If an issue o r p ro b le m is kicke d into the lo ng g rass, it is p ushe d asid e and hid d e n in the ho p e that it will b e fo rg o tte n o r ig no re d . Kick the b allistics It me ans yo u re alise the inte nsity o f a situatio n. Fo r e xamp le , the re is to o much une mp lo yme nt no w, so the p rime ministe r must kick the b allistics and chang e his p o licy. Kick the b ucke t Whe n so me o ne kicks the b ucke t, the y d ie . Kick the can d o wn the ro ad If yo u kick the can d o wn the ro ad , yo u d e lay a d e cisio n in ho p e s that the p ro b le m o r issue will g o away o r so me b o d y e lse will make the d e cisio n late r. Kick up a stink If yo u kick up a stink, yo u d isp lay ang e r ab o ut so me thing . Kick up yo ur he e ls (USA) If yo u kick up yo ur he e ls, yo u g o to p artie s o r ce le b rate so me thing . Kick yo ur he e ls (UK) If yo u have to kick yo ur he e ls, yo u are fo rce d to wait fo r the re sult o r o utco me o f so me thing . Kicke d to to uch To uch is a zo ne o f the p laying fie ld in Rug b y. Kicke d to to uch me ans the b all was p ut safe ly o ut o f p lay. Id io matic usag e usually me ans a p e rso n has d e ftly avo id e d an issue in arg ume nt. Sugge st an Idiom Search Ple ase No te Ple ase no te that the se d atab ase s co ve r co llo q uial lang uag e and co ntain so me te rms that d e al with vulg ar and tab o o sub je cts. Yo u can o p t to filte r-o ut e xp licit co nte nt o n yo ur p re fe re nce s p ag e . Ge ne rate d in 0.012 se co nd s