K
Idioms beginning with "K"
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Contents of K:
[know which side one's bread is buttered on] {v. phr.}
To know who can help you and try to please him; know what is for your own gain.
Dick was always polite to the boss; he knew which side his bread was buttered on.
[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-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.
- Also […]
[knowledge]
See:
[A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING],
[TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE].
[knuckle under] {v. phr.}
To do something because you are forced to do it.
Bobby refused to knuckle under to the bully.
Compare: [GIVE IN].