knock back

knock back
knock back а) пить (большое количество жидкости) How can Gordon knock backeight pints of beer every Saturday afternoon while he watches the footballgame on television? б) стоить кому-л. That car must have knocked her back afew pounds!

Англо-русский словарь. — М.: Советская энциклопедия. . 1969.

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  • knock back — ► knock back informal consume (a drink) quickly. Main Entry: ↑knock …   English terms dictionary

  • knock-back — ► NOUN informal ▪ a refusal or setback …   English terms dictionary

  • knock back — verb cost a certain amount My daughter s wedding set me back $20,000 • Syn: ↑set back, ↑put back • Hypernyms: ↑cost, ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s somebody …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms knock back : present tense I/you/we/they knock back he/she/it knocks back present participle knocking back past tense knocked back past participle knocked back informal 1) to drink alcohol quickly or in large… …   English dictionary

  • knock back — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you knock back a drink, especially an alcoholic one, you drink it quickly, and often in large amounts. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] He was knocking back his 10th gin and tonic of the day... [V n P] She poured some vodka into a …   English dictionary

  • knock-back — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from knock back, v. Australia : rebuff, refusal he s had a knock back from his old man John Morrison …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock back — phr verb Knock back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑drink, ↑pint …   Collocations dictionary

  • knock\ back\ on\ one's\ heels — • set back on one s heels • knock back on one s heels v. phr. informal To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone s) progress. Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn t… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • knock back a drink — tv. to drink a beer; to have a quick drink of liquor. □ He nocked back three beers in a row. □ Let’s knock back another one or two and leave …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Knock back — 1. consume, especially rapidly: He knocked back two cans of beer ; 2. (n.) refusal, rejection, especially of sexual advances; (trans. v.) refuse; 3. set back; impede …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • knock back — Australian Slang 1. consume, especially rapidly: He knocked back two cans of beer ; 2. n refusal, rejection, especially of sexual advances; (trans. v.) refuse; 3. set back; impede …   English dialects glossary


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