K
Idioms beginning with "K"
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[know enough to come in out of the rain] {v. phr.}
To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. — Usually used in the negative.
Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain.
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[know-how] {n.}, {slang}
Expertise; ability to devise and construct.
The United States had the know-how to beat the Soviet Union to the moon in 1969.
[know if one is coming or going] or [know whether one is coming or going] {v. phr.}
To feel able to think clearly; know what to do. — Usually used in the negative or with limiters.
* /On Monday, the car broke down; on Tuesday, Mother broke her arm; on […]
[know-it-all] {n.}
A person who acts as if he knows all about everything; someone who thinks no one can tell him anything new.
After George was elected as class president, he wouldn't take suggestions from anyone; he became a know-it-all.
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[knowledge]
See:
[A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING],
[TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE].
[know one in high places] {v. phr.}
To be connected with people in power.
Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places.
[know one is alive] {v. phr.}
Not to notice a person. — Used with negative or limiting words and in questions.
She was a good-looking girl but she didn't know I was alive.
Compare: [GIVE A HANG].
[know one's own mind] {v. phr.}
To not hesitate or vacillate; be definite in one's ideas or plans.
It is impossible to do business with Fred, because he doesn't know his own mind.
[know one's place] {v. phr.}
To be deferential to one's elders or superiors.
Ken is a talented teaching assistant, but he has a tendency to tell the head of the department how to run things. Somebody ought to teach him to know his place.