knock somebody off

  • 1knock somebody off — ˌknock sbˈoff derived (slang) to murder sb Main entry: ↑knockderived …

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  • 2knock somebody off their pedestal — knock sb off their ˈpedestal/ˈperch idiom to make sb lose their position as sb/sth successful or admired • A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our perch. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …

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  • 3knock somebody off their perch — knock sb off their ˈpedestal/ˈperch idiom to make sb lose their position as sb/sth successful or admired • A lot of teams are looking to knock us off our perch. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …

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  • 4knock spots off somebody — knock ˈspots off sb/sth idiom (BrE, informal) to be very much better than sb/sth • She knocks spots off all the other candidates. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …

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  • 5knock somebody's socks off — blow/knock sb s ˈsocks off idiom (informal) to surprise or impress sb very much Main entry: ↑sockidiom …

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  • 6knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ …

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  • 7knock off — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (Freq. 3) The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑neutralise, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑do in …

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  • 8knock — ▪ I. knock knock 1 [nɒk ǁ nɑːk] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE if something knocks the price of shares, stocks etc, the price changes very quickly and unexpectedly: • Talk of easing the US credit policy knocked prices higher in light trade. • Its… …

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  • 9knock over — verb cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (Freq. 2) The cat knocked over the flower vase the clumsy customer turned over the vase he tumped over his beer • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑tip over, ↑turn over, ↑ …

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  • 10lay off — verb 1. put an end to a state or an activity (Freq. 3) Quit teasing your little brother • Syn: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit • Ant: ↑ …

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