Meanings of Phrases -K-L-M-N
6. Meanings of Phrases -K-L-M-N
A list of Some Important Idioms and Phrases
K L M N
Kith and kin (near relatives, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻŽā§ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¨)—He has no good relation with his kith and kin.
Keep up late (āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž)—He always keeps up late for study.
Keep one’s head – āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āĻ āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž- to keep clam- He always keeps his head.
Keep your nose out of something – āĻā§āĻŋā§ā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻž- to avoid-You keep your nose out of smoking.
Keep one’s fingers crossed -āĻāĻļāĻž āĻĒā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž- We must keep our fingers crossed that the weather will stay fine for the picnic tomorrow
Know no bound (āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻž āĻ¨āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž)— His sorrow knew no bounds.
Loaves and fishes- āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ/āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ (personal gains)- He is not interested to his loaves and fishes only.
Lion's share (major part, āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āĻ āĻāĻļ)—He took the lion's share of the profit.
Liable to mislead – āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ- deceptive- Appearances can often be liable to mislead.
Learn by heart (āĻŽā§āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻāĻ°āĻž)— He learnt the poem by heart.
Laughing stock (āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°)— He is a laughing stock to all.
Lose heart (āĻšāĻ¤āĻžāĻļ āĻšāĻā§āĻž) — Do not lose heart in danger.
Lose one’s heart (āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻĒā§āĻž) — He lost his heart to the girl.
Look into something- āĻ¤āĻĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž- investigate- The manager looked into the matter.
Lump sum (āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨) — He gave us lump sum money.
Lame excuse (bad plea, āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ¤)-This lame excuse will not do.
Minutes of the meeting- written record-āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§- Let us begin by looking at the minutes of the meeting.
Maiden speech (first speech, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž)—His maiden speech charmed the audience.
Man of letters (a scholar, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ)-Dr.Yunus was a man of letters.
Man of straw (worthless man, āĻ āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¯)-We do not care a man of straw like him.
Make both ends meet (live within means, āĻĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻž)— I cannot make both ends meet with my small income.
Moot point (an undecided matter, āĻ āĻŽāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§)—Dowry system is still a moot point in China.
Nouveau riche -well off-āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻāĻ˛- He was quite nouveau riche.
Nip in the bud (destroy in the initial, āĻ āĻāĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸) —All his hopes were nipped in the bud.
Null and void (invalid, āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ˛)— The deed has been null and void now.
Now and then (occasionally, āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§)—He comes here now and then.