knock something off something

knock something off something
ˌknock sthˈoff | ˌknock sthˈoff sth derived
(informal) to reduce the price or value of sth

They knocked off $60 because of a scratch.

The news knocked 13% off the company's shares.

Main entry:knockderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • knock (something) off — 1. to subtract a certain amount from the price of an item. The manager knocked two bucks off because the dress had a button missing. If you knock off five dollars, I d consider buying it. 2. to produce something quickly and easily. He can usually …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock spots off something — knock spots off (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to be very much better than someone or something else. There s a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that knocks spots off any round here …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock spots off someone — knock spots off (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to be very much better than someone or something else. There s a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that knocks spots off any round here …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock spots off — (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to be very much better than someone or something else. There s a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that knocks spots off any round here …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock spots off sb — knock spots off sth/sb UK INFORMAL ► to be much better than something or someone else: »This ingenious colour viewfinder knocks spots off current LCD displays. Main Entry: ↑knock …   Financial and business terms

  • knock spots off sth — knock spots off sth/sb UK INFORMAL ► to be much better than something or someone else: »This ingenious colour viewfinder knocks spots off current LCD displays. Main Entry: ↑knock …   Financial and business terms

  • knock spots off sth/sb — UK INFORMAL ► to be much better than something or someone else: »This ingenious colour viewfinder knocks spots off current LCD displays. Main Entry: ↑knock …   Financial and business terms

  • knock it off — ► knock it off informal stop doing something. Main Entry: ↑knock …   English terms dictionary

  • knock spots off something — 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock something off — 1. tv. to manufacture or make something, especially in haste. (See also knock something together.) □ I’ll see if I can knock another one off before lunch. CD They knocked off four window frames in an hour. 3. tv. to lower the price of something;… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”