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KNOCK UP (2)
knock up = knock on the door and wake up somebody
examples:- Knock me up at seven, will you?
- Mother knocked us up very early.
- I 'll knock you up around five.
- A neighbour knocked us up in the middle of the night.
- What time do you want me to knock you up?
- Two police officers knocked us up at night to ask questions about the crime.
- Could you please knock me up at seven? I 've got to catch the eight o' clock train.
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Knock Back (3)
knock back = cost examples: The new furniture has knocked us back a lot of money.Your new car must have knocked you back a fortune. His education has knocked his family back many thousands of dollars. The apartment knocked me back a lot...
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Knock Out (1)
knock out = make someone unconscious examples: They 're very strong pills. They knock you out in a few minutes.The medicine knocked him out for almost six hours. I never drink alcohol. Even one glass can knock me out.A flowerpot fell...
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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...
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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 Off (1)
knock off = reduce examples: Lucky for us, they knocked off the price.They knocked off 200 euros and we decided to buy it. I am sure you can knock off a few more dollars. They knock off 10% if you pay right away. We managed to knock...
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