Expressions (A–Z)
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Keep his head above water
Succeeded in surviving and maintaining existence even in the difficult situation...
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Keep one's fingers crossed
By metaphor: wished him success. Hoped that he would succeed in his endeavors.
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Keeping watch over someone's movements/ following hard on someone's heel/ to examine carefully/ to trace
Investigate its source. Or: Follow its lead (imitation means hearing, understand...
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Kill him with laughter
He laughed a lot.
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kill two birds with one stone
Achieved two outcomes by virtue of a single action taken.
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Killed the messenger
In the question: He hurt a person who brought the bad news.
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Killed the time
He passed his time without doing anything useful. Wasted the time.
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Kindness Rolls On in the World
Doing good for one person leads to doing good for others at the hands of others....
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Knew by heart
By metaphor: knew the information in complete detail.
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Know something like the back of one's hand
To know or recognize a specific place perfectly.
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