11158 Spoken English II
Key in = enter numbers or information into a computer or elec-
tronic system
Example: It took me ages to key in all the information into the
database.
Kick in = when a drug starts to take effect
Example: Her hay fever didn't feel half as bad once the antihista-
mines had kicked in.
Kick off = start a game of football
Example: The match kicks off at three o'clock.
Kick out = expel
Example: The family kicked the au pair out when they found out
that she was planning to move to work for another household.
Knock down = demolish
Example: They knocked down the old church and built a block of
flats in its place.
Knock down = hit and injure someone
Example: The car knocked her down and she broke her arm.
Knock off = finish work for the day
Example: We knocked off early on Friday to avoid the rush hour
queues.
Knock out = hit and make somebody unconscious
Example: The reigning middleweight champion knocked out the
challenger in the fourth round of the fight.
Lar:!Je it up = have a good time when intoxicated
Example: They were la1lJing it up in the rave.
Lay doWn = establish rules or procedures
Example: The rules of the sport were laid down early in the nine-
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