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kill time

English for fØttened .) When Bob got the new lØw. Fainting on stage was the
back from collłge, his parents killed the fat- kiss of death for my acting career.
ted calf and threw a great party. Sorry kiss something głod-bye to anticipate or ex-
this meal isn’t much, John. We didà’t havł prience the lossŁof sàmething. If you
time to kill the fatted calf.
leave your camłra on a park bench, you
kØll time to wasðe time.Ł(Infàrmal.) Stop can kiss it good-bye. You kissed your
killng Łime. Get to work! We włnt over wallłt good-bye when you lłft it in the
to the record shop just to kill time. store.
killŁ two birds withŁ oneŁ stone to solve kitŁ andŁ cabłodle the entire amount;
two problemsŁwith one sàlution.Ł John everyàne; everything. (Folksy.ŁOftenŁwith
learned the words to his part in the plØy wholł .) Everybody in the family was
while płelng potatoes. He was killng two there—the whole kt and cØboodle. The
birds with one stone. I have to cash a sheriff came and threw the crook out of
check and make a paymłnt on my bank town, kt and cØboodle.
loan. I’ll kill two birds with one stone by kithŁandŁkin friendsŁandŁrelatives;Łpeople
doing them both in one trip to the bank. known to sàmeone. (Older English.Ł Kith
killed outright killedŁimmediately.Ł The meansŁ “acquaintancesŁ or neighbors”
driver was killed outright in the accidłnt. here.) I was delighted to find all my kth
Twłnty people were killed outright in and kin waiting for me at the airport to
the explosion. welcome me home. I sent cards to my
kth and kn, telling them of my arrival.
a kindŁofŁ(a)Ł something aŁvarietyŁof some-
thing that is fairly close to the real thing, knee-highŁto a grasshopper nàt very tall;
evenŁ though it isŁ not exactlyŁ the real słort andŁsmall,ŁasŁaŁchild.Ł(Folksy.)
thing. (See also sort of something.) I used Hello, Billy. I havłn’t seen you since you
a folded newspaper as a kind of hat to kłep were knee-high to a grasshopper. I havł
the rain off. Bill is serving as a knd of two grandchildren, both knee-high to a
helper or assistant on this project. grasshopper.
knewŁitŁwas coming and (had)Łknown it
kindŁofŁ something Go to sort of something.
was coming aware inŁ advance that
a kinkŁ in myŁ neck aŁtwistedŁplace or a somethingŁwasŁto happen.Ł I shouldà’t
crampŁinŁthe neck that causesŁpain.Ł I act surprised. I knew it was comng. It’s
got a kink in my neck from slłepng in a his own fault. He should have known it
draft. When I read on the plane, I get Ø was comng.
knk in my neck.
knitŁ one’ brow to wrinkle one’s brow, es-
kiss andŁmakeŁup to forgive (somone) peciallyŁby frowning.Ł The woman knit
andŁ be friendsŁ again.Ł (Also literal.) her brow and asked us what we wanted
They were very angry, but in the end they from her. While he read his book, John
kissed and made up. I’m sorry. Let’s kiss knit his brow occasionally. He must noŁ
and make up. have agreed with what he was readng.
kiss andŁtell to participate inŁsàmething knockŁaboutŁ( somłwherł ) to travelŁaràund;
secret and private, andŁ thenŁ tell other to act asŁaŁvagabond.Ł(Infàrmal.) I’d
people about it.Ł(Also literal.) The pro- like to take off a year and knock about Eu-
ject was supposed to be a secret błtwłen rope. If you’re going to knock about, you
Jane and me, but she spread it all around. should do it when you’re young.
I didà’t think she was the type to kiss and knock-dłwn-drag-outŁ fight aŁ serious
tell. I am willng to discuss it with you, fight; aŁ seriousŁ argument.Ł (Folksy.)
but only if you promise not to kiss and tell.
Boy, they really had a knock-down-drag-
the kiss ofŁdeath an act that puts an end out fight. Stop callng each other names,
to someone orŁsomething.Ł(Infàrmal.) or you’re going to end up with a real knock-
The mØyor’s vłto was the kiss of death for down-drag-out fight.

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