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THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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3335 entries have no recorded CEFR level and are included in All.

9688 words & expressions

Keep Me Posted

idiom

To keep someone regularly updated and informed about ongoing developments.

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Keep My Cool

idiom

To maintain calm, patience, and emotional balance during a provocative or chaotic moment.

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Keep My Head Above Water

idiom

To manage to survive financially or cope with heavy demands during challenging situations

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Keep My Nose to the Grindstone

idiom

To work intensely, continuously, and without rest

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keep off

phrasal verb

To avoid walking on, touching, or approaching a particular area, or to refrain from mentioning a topic.

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Keep on

phrasal verb

To continue doing something without stopping.

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Keep out

phrasal verb

To prevent someone from entering a space, or to remain outside.

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Keep private

phrase

to withhold personal or sensitive information from public view or unauthorized individuals

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Keep Someone at Arm's Length

idiom

To avoid becoming too friendly or intimate with someone

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keep someone company

phrase A2

to stay with someone so that they are not lonely

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Keep Something at Bay

idiom

To prevent something harmful or undesirable from approaching or affecting you

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Keep Something Under One's Hat

idiom

To keep something secret and confidential

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Keep the Ball Rolling

idiom

To maintain the momentum and enthusiasm of an activity or event

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Keep to

phrasal verb

To strictly adhere to a schedule, plan, limit, or established rule.

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keep up

phrasal verb

To maintain a consistent pace, standard of performance, or speed of progress

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keep up with

phrasal verb

to move, progress, or increase at the same rate as someone or something else; to stay updated or abreast of demands; To move, progress, or stay informed at the same pace as others

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Keep up with current events

phrase

to stay continuously informed and knowledgeable about ongoing global, national, and political happenings

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Keep You Posted

idiom

To give someone regular and updated information about an ongoing situation

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Keep your chin up

idiom

to stay cheerful and remain optimistic in a difficult or discouraging situation; To stay cheerful, optimistic, and courageous in a difficult time

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Keep Your Friends Close, and Your Enemies Closer

proverb

It is prudent to watch rivals closely and maintain cordial relations to protect peace and avoid ambush

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Keep Your Head

idiom

To remain calm, sensible, and collected during an emergency or intense excitement

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keep your mouth shut

idiom

To remain silent and avoid revealing secrets or making unnecessary remarks

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Keep Your Nose Clean

idiom

To avoid getting involved in trouble or illicit behavior

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Keep Your Wits About You

idiom

To remain alert, calm, and ready to act quickly in a difficult, confusing, or unexpected situation

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keeper

word B2

a person who manages, guards, or takes care of something, such as a goalkeeper or zoo attendant

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Keeping up with the Joneses

idiom

Constantly trying to compete with neighbors or peers in wealth, material possessions, and social status

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Kept in the Dark

idiom

Kept uninformed or unaware of critical facts, developments, or decisions

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kettle

word A2

a container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water

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key

word A1

a small object that opens a lock; very important a small piece of shaped metal used to operate a lock; something that provides a means of access a small piece of shaped metal used to open or close a lock A small piece of shaped metal used to open or close locks, or something crucial and essential.; a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock

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key detail

phrase B2

an essential or crucial piece of specific information

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key factor

phrase B2

a central or decisive influence in a result or outcome

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key takeaway

phrase

the main insight, lesson, or important point learned from an experience or discussion

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Keyed up

idiom

Extremely nervous, tense, agitated, or anxiously excited

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keystone species

word C1

A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that its removal would drastically alter the ecosystem.

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kick

word A1

to hit something with your foot; a hit with the foot a blow or forceful thrust with the foot; a sudden strong feeling of excitement to hit with the foot; to strike forcefully To strike or hit with the foot.

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kick off

phrasal verb

to start or begin an event, meeting, presentation, or activity

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Kick up Your Heels

idiom

To relax, celebrate, and have an energetic, carefree good time

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kid

word A1

a child; informally, to joke or not speak seriously to joke or tease; to speak in a playful manner a young goat; informal term for a child A child or young person.

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Kidney

word B2

either of a pair of organs that filter waste products from the blood and produce urine

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Kids Will Be Kids

proverb

Children will naturally be noisy, playful, and mischievous, so one must accept it with patient grace

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