to knock it back
1knock somebody back something — ˌknock sb ˈback sth derived (BrE, informal) to cost sb a lot of money • That house must have knocked them back a bit. Main entry: ↑knockderived …
2knock something back — (informal) SWALLOW, gulp down, drink up, quaff, guzzle, slug; informal down, swig, swill (down), toss off; N. Amer. informal scarf (down/up), snarf (down/up). → …
3knock it back — to drink intoxicants to excess On a single occasion or regularly, from the angling of the glass as you drink: ... he d begun to knock it back at half past ten in the morning. (P. Scott, 1977) …
4knock sb back — UK US knock sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] ► to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially by stopping them from achieving something: »Disappointing results from the company knocked its shares back to just 51p.… …
5knock sth back — UK US knock sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] ► to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially by stopping them from achieving something: »Disappointing results from the company knocked its shares back to just 51p.… …
6knock something back — informal we can watch the game and knock back a few beers Syn: swallow, gulp down, drink (up), quaff, guzzle, slug, down, swig, drain, swill (down), toss off, scarf (down) …
7knock something back — informal consume a drink quickly. → knock …
8knock one back — Go to knock one over …
9knock (someone) back — vb to rebuff, reject, disappoint ► Maybe you could give her some coaching? ► I offered: she knocked me back. (Blackjack, Australian tv crime drama, 2004) …
10knock (someone) back — Verb. To reject someone or their suggestions. E.g. I asked her for a dance, but she knocked me back and went off with my best friend …
