| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| know your stuff | know a lot, know facts, have the answers | In calculus, Tara knows her stuff. She can solve difficult problems. |
| know your way around | know how to survive, be worldly wise | To live on the street, you have to know your way around. |
| knuckle down | work harder, achieve more | If you knuckle down and study, you can pass this exam. |
| knucklehead | one who does not think, doughhead | What a knucklehead! He made the same mistake ten times. |
| kooky | crazy, hairbrain, nuts | Just because I eat insects doesn't mean I'm kooky. |
| kowtow | do as someone wishes, brown nose, suck up to | Marie won't kowtow to anyone. She's proud and independent. |
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