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  • 21knock 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). → …

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  • 22knock something up — (Brit. informal) MAKE QUICKLY, prepare hastily, build rapidly, whip up, rig up, throw together, cobble together, improvise, contrive; informal rustle up. → knock * * * ˌknock sthˈup derived to prepare or make sth quickly and without much effort • …

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  • 23knock something out — 1) destroy a machine or damage it so that it stops working ■ destroy or disable enemy installations or equipment 2) informal produce work at a steady fast rate if you knock out a thousand words a day you ll soon have it finished 3) empty a… …

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  • 24knock off something — ˌknock ˈoff | ˌknock ˈoff sth derived (informal) to stop doing sth, especially work • Do you want to knock off early today? • What time do you knock off work? • Let s knock off for l …

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  • 25knock somebody around — ˌknock sb/sth aˈround derived (BrE also ˌknock sb/sth aˈbout) (informal) to hit sb/sth repeatedly; to treat sb/sth roughly Main entry: ↑knockderived …

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  • 26knock something around — ˌknock sb/sth aˈround derived (BrE also ˌknock sb/sth aˈbout) (informal) to hit sb/sth repeatedly; to treat sb/sth roughly Main entry: ↑knockderived …

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  • 27knock somebody about — ˌknock sb/sth aˈround derived (BrE also ˌknock sb/sth aˈbout) (informal) to hit sb/sth repeatedly; to treat sb/sth roughly Main entry: ↑knockderived …

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  • 28knock something about — ˌknock sb/sth aˈround derived (BrE also ˌknock sb/sth aˈbout) (informal) to hit sb/sth repeatedly; to treat sb/sth roughly Main entry: ↑knockderived …

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  • 29knock somebody down from something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived …

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  • 30knock somebody down to something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived …

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