beyond ken イディオム

a chicken in every pot

enough food for every family No one will be hungry if there's a chicken in every pot.

a token gesture

a small sign of thanks or recognition To thank us, they put our names in the paper - a token gesture.

broken dreams

plans that did not work, hopes that died Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them.

broken record

(See like a broken record)

by the same token

judging by the same rule, to be fair to both sides By the same token, he should help with the housework.

chicken

afraid, scared, yellow When it comes to heights, I'm chicken. I'm scared.

chicken (adjective or noun)

cowardly.

chicken feed

a small sum of money The money that I lost at the horse races was only chicken feed so I am not worried about it at all.

chicken in every pot

(See a chicken in every pot)

chicken-livered

cowardly, easily scared He called his friend chicken-livered which made him very angry.

beyond (one's) ken

Advanced above one's adeptness to accept or accomplish faculty of the accountable amount or assignment at hand. The being they're teaching in this avant-garde algebraic chic is above my ken.Learn more: beyond, ken

beyond one's ken

outside the admeasurement of one's ability or understanding. Why she affiliated that accidental alcoholic is above our ken. His beggarly attitude to others is absolutely above my ken.Learn more: beyond, ken

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