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- Knock Off (3)
knock off = rob (a place) or steal (something) examples: The two teenagers knocked off the shop and left with 200 euros.Can you believe they knocked off the supermarket across the street? Two armed men just knocked off the local bank.Somebody...
- Knock About (1), Knock Around (1), Break Up (with) (1)
knock about = knock around = hit a lot examples: Don' t knock about the box. There are eggs in it.He 's very violent. People say he knocks his wife and his children around.The poor old man was knocked around by the ruthless...
- Knock Back (1)
knock back = drink quickly examples: He knocked back five glasses of whisky in ten minutes! You ?d better drive him home!She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back as if it were water.He ?s been knocking back alcohol for some time now. What...
- Knock Together (1)
knock together = make quickly examples: He came home tired and knocked together an omelette in no time.We knocked together some sandwiches for lunch.She knocked together a pizza with all the ingredients she found in the fridge.Tommy knocked together a...
- Knock Up (1)
knock up = make quickly examples: When we got back home we were very hungry and we knocked up some pasta.I can knock up a pizza if you want.We could knock up an omelette and salad.The children knocked up a little house under the tree using boxes.He...
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KNOCK BACK (2)
knock back = shock, surprise
examples:
- His behaviour really knocked me back. I didn 't think he would do that.
- Her words knocked me back. I didn 't think she would say that.
- The news knocked me back. I didn 't expect it.
- The announcement of their divorce really knocked me back. I thought they were happy together.
- I thought she would gladly say "yes", so her refusal knocked me back a little.
- The unexpected information knocked us all back.
- Knock Off (3)
knock off = rob (a place) or steal (something) examples: The two teenagers knocked off the shop and left with 200 euros.Can you believe they knocked off the supermarket across the street? Two armed men just knocked off the local bank.Somebody...
- Knock About (1), Knock Around (1), Break Up (with) (1)
knock about = knock around = hit a lot examples: Don' t knock about the box. There are eggs in it.He 's very violent. People say he knocks his wife and his children around.The poor old man was knocked around by the ruthless...
- Knock Back (1)
knock back = drink quickly examples: He knocked back five glasses of whisky in ten minutes! You ?d better drive him home!She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back as if it were water.He ?s been knocking back alcohol for some time now. What...
- Knock Together (1)
knock together = make quickly examples: He came home tired and knocked together an omelette in no time.We knocked together some sandwiches for lunch.She knocked together a pizza with all the ingredients she found in the fridge.Tommy knocked together a...
- Knock Up (1)
knock up = make quickly examples: When we got back home we were very hungry and we knocked up some pasta.I can knock up a pizza if you want.We could knock up an omelette and salad.The children knocked up a little house under the tree using boxes.He...