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He stopped at a bar after work to knock back a few beers.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
knock back — ► knock back informal consume (a drink) quickly. Main Entry: ↑knock … English terms dictionary
knock-back — ► NOUN informal ▪ a refusal or setback … English terms dictionary
knock 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… … English dictionary
knock 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 … English dictionary
knock-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 … Useful english dictionary
knock back — phr verb Knock back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑drink, ↑pint … Collocations dictionary
knock\ 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… … Словарь американских идиом
knock 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 … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Knock 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 … Dictionary of Australian slang
knock back — Australian Slang 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 … English dialects glossary
