knock-back
1knock back — ► knock back informal consume (a drink) quickly. Main Entry: ↑knock …
2knock-back — ► NOUN informal ▪ a refusal or setback …
3knock 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 …
4knock 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… …
5knock 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 …
6knock-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 …
7knock back — phr verb Knock back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑drink, ↑pint …
8knock\ 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… …
9knock 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 …
10Knock 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 …
