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keep one's options openTo not commit to a decision, to keep various options available.Rate it:

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keep one's pants onTo stay calm.Rate it:

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keep one's pecker upRemain cheerful; keep smiling.Rate it:

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keep one's shirt onTo be more patient or to calm down.Rate it:

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keep one’s powder dryConserve one’s resources until they are needed; be ready to take action if necessaryRate it:

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keep upTo ensure that one remains well-informed about something.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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Keep Up With the JonesesTo live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors haveRate it:

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keep your friends close, and your enemies closerOne should be on their toes and alert of their surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure such people can't wreak havoc in one's life.Rate it:

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Keep Your Head above WaterTo have just enough to avoid any financial collapse, hardly keeping up with one’s responsibilityRate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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Keep Your Shirt OnTo remain patient and cool, not to get angry and enraged and to control one’s temperedRate it:

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kick against the pricksTo kick back (of an animal etc.) against being goadedRate it:

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kick against the pricksto struggle against one's fate. [from 14th c.]Rate it:

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kick aroundTo wander loose; to float around; to hang around.Rate it:

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kick aroundTo abuse or mistreat; to bully.Rate it:

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kick assTo be very impressive.Rate it:

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kick assTo beat someone at something.Rate it:

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kick assTo beat someone in a fight.Rate it:

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kick ass and take namesTo beat someone in a competition, fight, or other situation.Rate it:

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kick at the canAn attempt or an opportunity.Rate it:

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kick at the canTo make an attempt; to try.Rate it:

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kick backTo relax.Rate it:

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kick bollocks scrambleA free for all or panic situationRate it:

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kick buttTo be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.Rate it:

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kick buttThe words describe an action. The words can also describe a command for immediate physical action. Frequently used by military officers, sports team coaches and other leaders. Variations include street talk.Rate it:

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kick downTo break or demolish something by physical bodily force.Rate it:

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kick inTo start or connect suddenly.Rate it:

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kick inTo kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards.Rate it:

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kick inTo contribute, especially to a collection of money.Rate it:

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kick in the ballsa big setback or disappointmentRate it:

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kick in the pantsa (forceful) reminder to start or get goingRate it:

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kick in the teethA humiliating insult or instance of bad treatment, especially when one is expecting friendship or in need of support; a sudden and unexpected setback; a strong rebuff.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo evade an issue.Rate it:

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kick into touchTo kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situationRate it:

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kick itDance; get on the dance floor.Rate it:

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kick itTo kick back.Rate it:

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kick it withTo hang out with someone.Rate it:

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kick like a muleTo have a very strong physical effectRate it:

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kick offTo make the first kick in a game or part of a game.Rate it:

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kick offTo force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.Rate it:

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kick offTo start; to launch.Rate it:

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kick offTo shut down or turn_off suddenly.Rate it:

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kick off the teamIn sports, to dismiss an athlete from a team, usually for misconduct, poor academic performance or other offenses.Rate it:

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kick one's heelsUsed other than as an idiom: see kick, heels.Rate it:

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kick one's heelsTo wait; to wait impatiently or restlessly.Rate it:

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kick oneselfTo reproach oneself for making a mistake or missing an opportunity.Rate it:

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kick outTo stop, stall, or disconnect suddenly.Rate it:

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kick over the tracesTo throw off all restraint.Rate it:

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kick rocksGo do something unproductive, go bother someone else, leave me alone, go away; See idioms: ‘take a hike,’ ‘hit the road,’ ‘beat it’Rate it:

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