Important Idioms, Phrases & Phrasal Verbs Starting With Letter ‘K’

In this post, we are sharing important idioms, phrases and Phrasal verbs starting with letter ‘K’. The meanings, Hindi Meanings and usage of the idioms/phrases and phrasal verbs shared will help you in understanding them well. Let’s go through today’s post now – 

Important Idioms & Phrases with Letter ‘K’

1. Keep a lid on 

Meaning –  to control the level of something in order to stop it increasing/to keep something secret.

Meaning (Hindi) –  गोपनीय रखना

Example –The government has intervened to keep a lid on inflation.

2. Keep an eye on/Keep an eye out for

Meaning –   Check something regularly/To remain vigilant or carefully watchful (for something or someone). 

Meaning (Hindi) – नजर रखना

Example – You need to keep an eye on what you eat in a day as you are getting fat.
                 The train should be arriving any minute,so keep an eye out for it.

3. Keep a level head

Meaning –  to remain calm and sensible no matter how difficult or distressful the situation may be.

Meaning (Hindi) – शांत बने रहना 

Example –  You have to keep a level head during business negotiations.

4. Keen as mustard

Meaning –  very eager, enthusiastic or motivated.

Meaning (Hindi) –  बहुत उत्सुक, उत्साही और प्रेरित

Example – Little kids are always as keen as mustard to learn new things around them.

5. Keep at something

Meaning –  To continue trying to do or achieve something, especially after initial failures or setbacks

Meaning (Hindi) –  असफलताओ के बाद भी प्रयास जारी रखना 

Example – Getting a good place to live in a new city is tough, but you just have to keep at it.

Meaning – To earn a sufficient amount of money in order to keep yourself alive/To survive, especially through very modest means.

Meaning (Hindi) – गुज़ारा करना

Example – You should search for another job as your wages are barely enough to keep body and soul together.

7. Keep in touch with

Meaning –   To maintain contact with another person, especially at intervals so as to remain up to date with each other’s lives.

Meaning (Hindi) –  संपर्क में रहना

Example – You should try to keep in touch with current events by reading the newspapers.

8. Keep one’s chin up

Meaning – Remain brave and confident in a difficult situation/ To remain joyful in a tough situation 

Meaning (Hindi) –  कठिन परिस्तिथि में भी आशावादी और जोशपूर्ण बने रहना 

Example – You must not let the difficulties intimidate you; keep your chin up. Everything will be better soon.

9. Keep one’s fingers crossed

Meaning –  Hope for the best 

Meaning (Hindi) –  आशा करना

Example – I have performed good enough to receive the first prize, I am keeping my fingers crossed about the final result.

10. Keep one’s nose to the grindstone

Meaning – To work hard or focus heavily on work 

Meaning (Hindi) –  कोल्हू के बैल की तरह जुटे रहना

Example – Ravi kept her nose to the grindstone to pass in the exam.

11. Keep someone at arm’s length

Meaning –  If you keep someone at arm’s length, you do not allow yourself to become too friendly with them. 

Meaning (Hindi) –  दूर से सलाम करना, दूरी बनाये रखना 

Example – To maintain a professional relationship with his clients, he preferred to keep them at arm’s length when outside of business dealings.

12. Kith and kin

Meaning –   Relatives 

Meaning (Hindi) –  परिचित और संबंधी

Example – The minister helped his kith and kin to get direct entry to the concert.

13. Knock up against something

Meaning – Be confronted with/to bump against someone or something/to strike something against something. 

Meaning (Hindi) – प्रहार करना

Example – The large tree knocked against the house in the storm.

 Important Phrasal Verb Starting With Letter ‘K’

14. Keep at

Meaning – Persevere/To continue trying to do or achieve something

Meaning (Hindi) – सुरक्षित रखना

Example – My sister encouraged me to keep at my badminton skills.

15. Keep back

Meaning -remain (or cause someone or something to remain) at a distance.

Meaning (Hindi) – छिपाना, रोकना

Example – As the film star is coming for the inauguration, a barrier will be installed to keep back the fans.

16. Keep on

Meaning –  Continue doing something/to continue to talk in an annoying way about something

Meaning (Hindi) – आगे बढ़ाना, जारी रखना 

Example – I asked the students to be silent, but they kept on making noise.

17. Keep up with

Meaning –  Stay at the same level as someone or something.

Meaning (Hindi) –   स्थापित रखना,  गिरने से रोकना

Example – It is essential to keep up with your current preparation level so that you score good marks.

18. Kneel down

Meaning –  Go down on your knees.

Meaning (Hindi) – घुटने टेकना

Example -: The mother asked the child to kneel down and pray to god.

19. Kick off

Meaning – Begin/the start of an event or activity.

Meaning (Hindi) – प्रारम्भ करना

Example -: The IPL matches are all set to kick off in November.

21. Knock-down

Meaning – Strike someone or something to the ground.

Meaning (Hindi) –  ठोकर मारना

Example -: The senior student knocked down the junior by his cycle.

You can go through previous articles of the series by clicking the link given below –

Important Idioms, Phrases & Phrasal Verbs for Bank Exams

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