Idioms List - محاورے
1240 Famous Idioms with their Urdu Meanings and Examples
Keep up with the Joneses
compete with friends and/or neighbors in material ways
He bought a pool like everyone in the neighborhood to keep up with the Joneses.
Keep your fingers crossed
hope and wish for
Please keep your fingers crossed that Lori gets a good job soon, as she's running out of money.
[Put the] kibosh on
to not allow; to say no
Dad put the kibosh on plans to backpack across Europe this summer by requiring that I earn money for college.
[To get a] kick out of something
to be amused at
To derive pleasure and amusement from an event or person. Marita got a kick out of how her new puppy chased his tail around in a circle.
Kick the bucket
to die
When I kick the bucket, my art collection will be donated to the local museum.
Kick the habit
to quit an addiction, such as stop smoking
Rosie only smoked one cigarette a day, but she couldn't completely kick the habit.
[The] kiss of death
a fatal blow; a betrayal
If I found out that a friend had cheated me, that would be the kiss of death for him or her.
Kit and caboodle
the whole thing; the entire contents
He looked at my fishing gear and offered to buy the line, the bait, the tackle box, the whole kit and caboodle.
Klepto
short for kleptomaniac; thief
The teenage girls acted like a bunch of kleptos when they stole the test answers from the teacher's desk..
Klutz
a clumsy person; someone who trips or falls a lot
Jim is a big klutz, especially the way he dropped his coins all over the subway station.
