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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • in your dreamsphraseB2A mocking way of dismissing somebody's hope.
  • inside out/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/phraseB1With the inner surface turned to the outside.
  • iron outphraseC1To smooth away the last small problems.
  • issue forthphraseC2To stream or pour outward from an opening, said in a formal, old-fashioned way.
  • it's not rocket sciencephraseB2Said of something that is really not hard to understand.
  • jack upphraseB2To lift a vehicle so a wheel can be changed.
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  • jet lag/ˈd͡ʒɛt.læɡ/phraseB2The tiredness after flying across time zones.
  • jet setphraseC1The rich crowd who fly the world from party to party.
  • jump on the bandwagonphraseC1To join something only because it has become popular.
  • jump the gunphraseB2To start before it is time.
  • junk foodphraseB2Tasty unhealthy food with lots of fat, sugar, and salt.
  • just a momentphraseA2A polite request for a brief wait.
  • just in timephraseC12 meaningsA system of supplying parts only as they are required.
  • just my luckphraseB2Said bitterly when something goes wrong for you again.
  • keep a promisephraseB1To do exactly what you said you would do.
  • keep a secretphraseB1To tell nobody what you were told in confidence.
  • keep a straight facephraseB2To avoid laughing or smiling when you want to.
  • keep an eye onphraseB2To watch something or someone carefully to prevent problems.
  • keep in touchphraseB1A request not to lose contact.
  • keep it under your hatphraseC1To keep something secret.
  • keep outphraseB12 meaningsTo prevent something or somebody from entering.
  • keep somebody postedphraseB2To keep telling somebody the latest news.
  • keep something under your hatphraseC1To keep a secret to yourself.
  • keep trackphraseB1To remain aware of the progress or whereabouts of something.
  • keep upphraseB2To move or progress at the same speed as the others.
  • keep up withphraseB1To move as fast as somebody else.
  • keep up with the jonesesphraseC1To try to match your neighbours' possessions.
  • keep your chin upphraseB2To stay cheerful when things are hard.
  • keep your hair onphraseC1Calm down and stop getting angry.
  • keep your headphraseB2To stay calm when everybody else is panicking.
  • key inphraseB1To enter data by typing it on a keypad or keyboard.
  • kick offphraseB2To begin an event.
  • kick yourselfphraseB2To be annoyed at yourself for a missed chance.
  • kill off/kɪl ɒf/phraseB2To destroy something completely.
  • kill timephraseB2To do something unimportant while waiting.
  • kill two birds with one stonephraseB2To finish two tasks with a single action.
  • kind ofphraseB1To some extent, but not completely.
  • knee-high to a grasshopperphraseC2Very small, as a young child is.
  • knock downphraseB1To demolish, or to strike to the ground.
  • knock offphraseB22 meaningsTo reduce a price by an amount.
  • knock outphraseB22 meaningsTo render somebody unconscious with a blow.
  • know something inside outphraseB2To know a subject thoroughly in every detail.
  • know the drillphraseB2To be familiar with the usual routine.
  • know what is whatphraseC1To understand how things really work.
  • knuckle downphraseC1To start working seriously at last.
  • lash outphraseC12 meaningsTo hit out or attack suddenly.
  • launch an investigationphraseB2To start an official inquiry.
  • lay offphraseB2To dismiss workers because there is no work.
  • lay your cards on the tablephraseC1To say openly what you want and what you have.
  • laze aroundphraseB2To pass time doing nothing much.
  • lean inphraseB22 meaningsTo move your upper body closer to somebody or something.
  • leap year/ˈliːp ˌjɪə/phraseB1The year, once every four, when February gets an extra day.
  • learn the ropes/ˈlɜːn ðə ˈɹəʊps/phraseC1To master the basics of a new job or activity.
  • leave no stone unturnedphraseC1To search absolutely everywhere.
  • leave no tracephraseB2The rule that you take everything away with you.
  • leave outphraseB12 meaningsTo fail to include somebody or something.
  • let downphraseB22 meaningsTo fail somebody who was relying on you.
  • let gophraseB12 meaningsTo release your hold on something.
  • let me thinkphraseA2Asking for a moment before answering.
  • let nature take its coursephraseB2To let things happen without interfering.