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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.
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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 .
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