know best—know smth. better than anybody else: On the premise that the workers often know best, the firms are forming “quality circles.” These are groups of employees who focus on what can be done to improve output. know better— 1. = know best: Community members often know better how to reach their neighbors with key […]
Difference between Know about someone and Know of someone
know about someone— 1. have knowledge or information about smb.: Knowing what I know about her husband … she is just as delusional as her husband. 2. (negat.) be not sure about a person: I don’t know about John, but I was about ready to fall through the floor with shame. know of someone— = know […]
Difference between Know a trick or two and Know all the tricks of the trade
know a trick or two—be quite shrewd about how to deal with a particular problem: I know a trick or two about how to handle a customer who is angry or upset. know all the tricks of the trade—know every smart way in an activity related to one’s occupation: I could tell by the way […]
Difference between Know a thing or two and Know all the answers
know a thing or two—be quite competent about how to deal with a particular problem: Hopefully he’s the type of rancher who knows a thing or two about how to keep the soil rich and the cows fat. know all the answers —(also: have all the answers) 1. be extremely knowledgeable; be fully informed: In […]
Difference between Knock something off and Knock something out
knock something off— 1. make smth. fall with a push: Just when I put the glass safely down on the table, the cat jumped up and knocked it off. 2. (coll.) write smth. quickly and carelessly: He could knock off a poem in half an hour. 3. (coll.) put a work out of hand; complete […]
Difference between Knock someone up (UK) and Knock someone up (U.S.)
knock someone up (UK)—(coll.) 1. wake a person (by knocking on the door of his room): Sorry to knock you up at this hour, Holmes, but Mrs. Hudson has only just knocked me. 2. tire a person very much (through overwork, etc.): Marianne went there to nurse him and was several nights without sleep, which […]
Difference between Knock someone on the head and Knock someone’s head off
knock someone on the head— 1. strike smb. on the head: Cook knocked him on the head instantly; this is what the English call a settler…. 2. kill a person by a blow on the head: Our prisoners beg at us, as a mercy, to knock them on the head. knock someone’s head off—(sl.) 1. […]
Difference between Knock someone off and Knock someone out
knock someone off— 1. make a person fall with a push: You’re not safe on that ladder; a branch could knock you off. 2. (Sport) defeat a competitor: If he can knock off the next two opponents, he could get into the last part of the competition. 3. (sl.) kill a person: I don’t want […]
Difference between Knock oneself dead and Knock someone dead
knock oneself dead—(coll.) work very hard; make an extra effort to accomplish smth. (also: knock oneself out): In the first six weeks on the job I hardly spent one day in Pennsylvania. …I had been all over the country, knocking myself dead. knock someone dead—(coll., also: knock someone out) put on a stunning performance; have […]
Difference between Knock heads together and Put heads together
knock heads together—get people to stop quarrelling and behave sensibly by taking firm action: An elected mayor is empowered to knock heads together and persuade people who traditionally don’t talk to each other to do so. put heads together —(also: lay heads together) have a discussion in order to solve a problem, etc.: The present […]
Difference between Knight of the pen and Knight of the pencil
knight of the pen —(liter. or joc.) a writer or a journalist: Kolosimo became the knight of the pen in the sixties and seventies. Millions of readers were immersed in the mysteries of the universe by reading his books. knight of the pencil—(UK derog.) 1. a bookmaker: We have mentioned the knights of the pencil. […]
Difference between Kiss it off and Kiss off
kiss it off—(coll.) not deal with smth.; put it off: Every hostage negotiation includes tense moments when one doubts the other side is operating in good faith and is tempted to kiss it off. kiss off—is used to rudely tell a person to go away (and stop being annoying): That was before the time when women […]