Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[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./
[knock the stuffing out of] See: KNOCK THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF.
[knot] See: TIE IN KNOTS, TIE THE KNOT.
[knotty problem] <n. phr.> A very complicated and difficult problem to solve. * /Doing one's income tax properly can present a knotty problem./
[know] See: FOR ALL ONE KNOWS, GOD KNOWS or GOODNESS KNOWS or HEAVEN KNOWS, IN THE KNOW, NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN or NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO JUMP.
[know a thing or two about] <v. phr.> To be experienced in; have a fairly considerable knowledge of. * /Tom has dealt with many foreign traders; he knows a thing or two about stocks and bonds./
[know enough to come in out of the rain] <v. phr.> To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself.
– Usually used in the negative. * /Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain./ * /Sally may look stupid, but she knows enough to come in out of the rain./
[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 if one is coming or going] or [know whether one is coming or going] <v. phr.> To feel able to think clearly; know what to do. Usually used in the negative or with limiters. * /On Monday, the car broke down; on Tuesday, Mother broke her arm; on Wednesday, the children all became ill with the mumps; by Thursday, poor Father didn't know if he was coming or going./ * /My cousin is so much in love that she scarcely knows whether she's coming or going./ Compare: IN A FOG.
[know in one's bones] See: FEEL IN ONE'S BONES.
[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 used like an adjective. * /The other students didn't like George's know-it-all attitude./
[knowledge] See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE.
[know one in high places] <v. phr.> To be connected with people in power. * /Ted's grandfather was the mayor of Chicago so he knows people in high places./
[know one is alive] <v. phr.> Not to notice a person.
– Used with negative or limiting words and in questions. * /She was a good-looking girl but she didn't know I was alive./ Compare: GIVE A HANG.
[know one's own mind] <v. phr.> To no( hesitate or vacillate; be definite in one's ideas or plans. * /It is impossible to do business with Fred, because he doesn't know his own mind./
[know one's place] <v. phr.> To be deferential to one's elders or superiors. * /Ken is a talented teaching assistant, but he has a tendency to tell the head of the department how to run things. Somebody ought to teach him to know his place./
[know one's way around] or [know one's way about] <v. phr.> 1. To understand how things happen in the world; he experienced in the ways of the world. * /The sailor had been in the wildest ports in the world. He knew his way around./ Compare: HAVE BEEN AROUND. 2. or <informal> [know one's onions] or [know one's stuff] To have experience and skill in an activity. * /Before trying to make any pottery, it is better to get advice from someone who knows his stuff in ceramics./ Compare: DRY BEHIND THE EARS.
[know something inside out] <v. phr.> To be extremely well conversant with something; be an expert in; have thorough knowledge of. * /Tom knows the stock market inside out./
[know the ropes] See: THE ROPES.
[know the score] See: THE SCORE.
[know what's what] See: KNOW SOMETHING INSIDE OUT.
[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 which way to turn] See: NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN.
[knuckle] See: BUCKLE DOWN or KNUCKLE DOWN, RAP ONE'S KNUCKLES.
[knuckle down] See: BUCKLE DOWN.
[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.
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[labor movement] <n.> Groups which form, strengthen, and increase membership in labor unions. * /His father was connected with the labor movement in the 1920's./
[labor of love] <n. phr.> Something done for personal pleasure and not pay or profit. * /Building the model railroad was a labor of love for the retired engineer./
[labor the point] See: BELABOR THE POINT.
[labor under] <v. phr.> To be the victim of; suffer from. * /Ken is obviously laboring under the delusion that Jennifer will marry him out of love./
[lace into] or [tie into] <v.>, <informal> To attack physically or with words; begin to hit or criticize. * /The boxer laced into his opponent./ * /The critics laced into the new movie./ Syn.: LAY INTO, RIP INTO. Compare: GIVE IT TO.