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• knock 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock somebody dead — knock sb ˈdead idiom (informal) to impress sb very much • You look fabulous you ll knock em dead tonight. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• knock 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock somebody down from something 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• knock somebody for a loop — knock/throw sb for a ˈloop idiom (NAmE, informal) to shock or surprise sb • The result of the election knocked most people for a loop. Main entry: ↑loopidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• knock somebody into a cocked hat — knock sb/sth into a cocked ˈhat idiom (old fashioned, BrE) to be very much better than sb/sth • She knocks the rest of the cast into a cocked hat. Main entry: ↑knockidiom …   Useful english dictionary