Knock
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knock definition


  1. tv.
    to criticize someone or something. : Don't knock it if you haven't tried it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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knock (sth) definition


  1. tv.
    to drink a portion of liquor. : He knocked down a bottle of beer and called for another.
  2. tv.
    to earn a certain amount of money. : She must knock down about twenty thou a year.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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knock (sth) off definition


  1. tv.
    to manufacture or make something, especially in haste. (See also knock sth together.) : I'll see if I can knock another one off before lunch.
  2. tv.
    to lower the price of something; to knock off some dollars or cents from the price of something. : The store manager knocked 30 percent off the price of the coat.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

knock

In addition to the idioms beginning with knock, also see beat (knock) into someone's head; beat (knock) the living daylights out of; (knock) down to size; (knock) off someone's feet; school of hard knocks.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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