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[kiss someone] or [something goodbye]{v. phr.} To lose or give up someone or something forever. •/"If you won’t marry Jane," Peter said to Tom, "you might as well kiss her goodbye."/ •/People who bet on a losing horse at the races might as well kiss their money goodbye./
[kite] See: GO FLY A KITE.
[kitten] See: HAVE KITTENS.
[knee] See: BRING TO ONE’S KNEES, IN THE LAP OF THE GODS also ON THE KNEES OF THE GODS, ON ONE’S KNEES, UP TO THE CHIN IN or UP TO THE KNEE IN.
[knee-deep] or [neck-deep]{adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Very much; deeply; having a big part in. •/Johnny was knee-deep in trouble./ 2. Very busy; working hard at. •/We were neck-deep in homework before the exams./ 3. Getting or having many or much. •/The television station was knee-deep in phone calls./ Compare: UP TO THE CHIN IN.
[knee-high to a grasshopper] also [knee-high to a duck]{adj. phr.}, {informal} As tall as a very small child; very young. •/Charles started reading when he was knee-high to a grasshopper./ •/I’ve known Mary ever since she was knee-high to a duck./
[kneeling bus]{n.}, {informal} A bus equipped with a hydraulic device to enable it to drop almost to curb level for greater ease of boarding and leaving vehicle, as a convenience for elderly or handicapped passengers. •/The man on crutches was pleased to see the kneeling bus./
[knell] See: DEATH KNELL.
[knit] See: CLOSE-KNIT.
[knitting] See: STICK TO ONE’S KNITTING or TEND TO ONE’S KNITTING.
[knock] See: SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS.
[knock about] or [knock around]{v.} To travel without a plan; go where you please. •/After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father’s business./ Compare: KICK AROUND.
[knock back on one’s heels] See: SET BACK ON ONE’S HEELS.
[knock cold]{v. phr.}, {informal} To render unconscious. •/The blow on the chin knocked Harry cold./
[knock down]{v. phr.} To reduce; lower. •/The realtors said that if we decided to buy the house, they would knock the price down by 10%./
[knocked out]{adj.}, {slang} Intoxicated; drugged; out of one’s mind. •/Jim sounds so incoherent, he must be knocked out./
[knock for a loop] or [throw for a loop]{v. phr.}, {slang} To surprise very much. •/When I heard they were moving, I was really knocked for a loop./ •/The news of their marriage threw me for a loop./
[knock it off]{v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To stop talking about something considered not appropriate or nonsensical by the listener. — Used frequently as an imperative. •/Come on, Joe, knock it off, you’re not making any sense at all!/ 2. To cease doing something; to quit. — Heavily favored in the imperative. •/Come on boys, knock it off, you’re breaking the furniture in my room!/
[knock off]{v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To burglarize someone. •/They knocked off the Manning residence./ 2. To murder someone. •/The gangsters knocked off Herman./
[knock off one’s feet]{v. phr.} To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do. •/Her husband’s death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./ •/When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./ Compare: BOWL OVER(2), SWEEP OFF ONE’S FEET.
[knock one’s block off]{v. phr.}, {slang} To hit someone very hard; beat someone up. •/Stay out of my yard or I’ll knock your block off./ •/Jim will knock your block off if he catches you riding his bike./
[knock oneself out]{v. phr.}, {informal} To work very hard; make a great effort. •/Mrs. Ross knocked herself out planning her daughter’s wedding./ •/Tom knocked himself out to give his guests a good time./ Compare: BREAK ONE’S NECK, FALL OVER BACKWARDS, OUT OF ONE’S WAY.
[knock on wood]{v. phr.} To knock on something made of wood to keep from having bad luck. — Many people believe that you will have bad luck if you talk about good luck or brag about something, unless you knock on wood; often used in a joking way. •/Charles said, "I haven’t been sick all winter." Grandfather said, "You’d better knock on wood when you say that."/
[knockout]{n.}, {slang} 1. Strikingly beautiful woman. •/Sue is a regular knockout./ 2. A straight punch in boxing that causes one’s opponent to fall and lose consciousness. •/The champion won the fight with a straight knockout./
[knock out]{v. phr.} To make helpless, unworkable, or unusable. •/The champion knocked out the challenger in the third round./ •/The soldier knocked out two enemy tanks with his bazooka./
[knock over]{v. phr.} To overturn; upset. •/I accidentally knocked over the Chinese lamp that fell on size floor and broke./
[knock the living daylights out of]{v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To render (someone) unconscious (said in exaggeration). •/The news almost knocked the living daylights out of me./