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knock [sb] around,
also UK: knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (punch or treat roughly) | verprügeln Vt |
| | | verdreschen Vt |
| | | herumschubsen Vt, sepa |
knock [sth] around,
also UK: knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (consider, debate: an idea) | mit einer Idee spielen Rdw |
knock around,
also UK: knock about vi phrasal | informal (idle, hang around) | abhängen Vi, sepa |
knock around with [sb],
knock about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (spend time with) | mit jmdm abhängen Adv + Vi, sepa |
| knock [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | informal (impede progress of) | jemanden aufhalten Vt, sepa |
| | | jemanden von etwas abhalten Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | The unexpected obstacle knocked her back and she was not able to finish on time. |
knock [sth] back,
knock back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (drink greedily) (übertragen) | sich [etw] hinter die Binde kippen Rdw |
| | | schnell austrinken Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | Charlie knocked back his beer in two gulps. |
| knock [sb] back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, UK (cost) (übertragen) | ein Loch in den Geldbeutel reißen Rdw |
| | That new car must have knocked you back a fair amount! |
knock [sth] down,
knock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (demolish) | etwas abreißen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas einreißen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas demolieren Vt |
| | The old office building was knocked down to make place for a new shopping mall. |
| | Das alte Bürogebäude wurde abgerissen, um dem neuen Einkaufszentrum Platz zu machen. |
knock [sth] down,
knock down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce the price of) | etwas senken Vt |
| | | etwas niedriger machen Adj +Vt |
| | (Preis: übertragen) | etwas drücken Vi |
| | No one was buying anything so they decided to knock down the prices. |
| | Niemand kaufte etwas, weswegen sie sich entschieden, ihre Preise zu senken. |
knock [sb] down,
knock down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (pedestrian: hit with a vehicle) (ugs) | jmdn anfahren Vt, sepa |
| | (ugs) | jmdn mitreißen Vt, sepa |
| | The car knocked him down as he crossed the street. |
| | Das Auto fuhr ihn an, als er die Straße überquerte. |
knock down [sth],
knock [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (cause to fall to the ground) (ugs) | etwas umschmeißen Vt, sepa |
| | (ugs) | etwas umhauen Vt, sepa |
| | | etwas umstoßen Vt, sepa |
| | The objective of bowling is to knock down as many pins as possible. |
| | Das Ziel beim Kegeln ist, so viele Kegel als möglich umzuschmeißen. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang (finish rapidly) (Slang) | [etw] hinschmirren Vt, sepa |
| | (ugs) | [etw] runterrasseln Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] schnell zu Ende machen Rdw |
| | I knocked off a politics essay while I was waiting for her to get ready. |
| | Während ich darauf wartete, dass sie fertig würde, machte ich noch den Politikaufsatz schnell zu Ende. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (brand: copy) | [etw] nachmachen Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] kopieren Vt |
| | | [etw] imitieren Vt |
| | They're knocking off designer brands and selling the goods in the local market. |
| | Sie kopieren Designer-Marken und verkaufen sie auf lokalen Märkten. |
| knock off vi phrasal | slang (finish day's work) | nach Hause gehen Rdw |
| | | mit der Arbeit aufhören Rdw |
| | | Schluss machen Nm + Vt |
| | When it rains, the boss lets us knock off work early. |
| | Wenn es regnet, erlaubt der Boss uns, früher nach Hause zu gehen. |
| knock [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (price: reduce) | [etw] senken Vt |
| | | [etw] niedriger machen Adj + Vt |
| | | [etw] drücken Vt |
| | There's a button missing from this dress. Could you knock a couple of pounds off the price? |
| | Am Kleid fehlt ein Knopf. Könnten Sie den Preis um ein paar Pfund runtersetzen? |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (strike unconscious) | jmdn k.o. schlagen Adj + Vt |
| | | jmdn bewusstlos schlagen Adj + Vt |
| | The goalkeeper collided with the striker and knocked him out. |
| | Der Torwart kollidierte mit dem Stürmer und schlug ihn k.o. |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (send to sleep) | jmdn zum Einschlafen bringen Vt, sepa |
| | The chloroform knocked her out. |
| | Das Chloroform brachte sie zum Einschlafen. |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (KO: defeat in boxing match) | jmdn k.o. schlagen Adj + Vt |
| | The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round. |
| | Der Boxer schlug seinen Gegner in der dritten Runde k.o. |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | (competitor: eliminate) | jmdn aus dem Rennen schicken Rdw |
| | In the semi-final of the competition, Manchester United knocked Liverpool out. |
| | Im Halbfinale der Wettkämpfe schickte Manchester United Liverpool aus dem Rennen. |
| knock [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress) | jmdn umhauen Vt, sepa |
| | | jmdn von den Socken hauen Rdw |
| | Sophie knocked everybody out with her great singing voice. |
| | Sophie haute jeden mit ihrer großartigen Singstimme um. |
| knock [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | slang (do hurriedly) | [etw] schnell hinkritzeln Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | Ben quickly knocked the essay out. |
| | Ben kritzelte den Aufsatz schnell hin. |
knock [sb] over,
knock over [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (pedestrian: hit with a vehicle) | jmdn anfahren Vt, sepa |
| | The bus was delayed because a cyclist was knocked over by a car. |
| | Der Bus hatte Verspätung, denn ein Radfahrer war von einem Auto angefahren worden. |
knock [sth] over,
knock over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (from upright position) (ugs) | [etw] umhauen Vt, sepa |
| | (ugs) | [etw] umschmeißen Vt, sepa |
| | | [etw] umstoßen Vt, sepa |
| | I got mad at the little girl for knocking over my statue. |
| | Ich wurde so böse mit dem kleinen Mädchen, denn sie hatte meine Statue umgehauen. |
| knock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | often passive, informal (make pregnant) | schwängern Vt |
| | (übertragen) | jmdn dick machen Adj + Vt |
| | Her boyfriend knocked her up when she was 16, which put an end to her dreams of being an actress. |
knock [sth] up,
knock up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, UK (make or put together hurriedly) | [etw] schnell zusammenbasteln Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | | zusammenschustern Vi, sepa |
| | If you're hungry, I can knock up a quick spaghetti bolognese. |
| knock [sb] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, UK (call on) | bei jmdm vorbeischauen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | bei jmdm vorbeikommen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | Knock me up next time you're passing and we'll have a coffee together. |
| | Knock me up when you've finished work. |
| knock up vi phrasal | informal, UK (tennis: practise before game) | sich einschlagen Vr, sepa |
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don't knock it until you've tried it,
don't knock it till you've tried it expr | informal (experience [sth] before criticizing) | probieren geht über studieren Rdw |
| | | rede [etw] nicht schlecht, bevor du es nicht ausprobiert hast Rdw |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (real-life experience) | Rückschlag Nm |
| | | harter Schlag Adj + Nm |
| | Dan brings to the job a life-long experience of hard knocks. |
| hard knocks npl | figurative, informal (difficult experiences) | Rückschlag Nm |
| | | harter Schlag Adj + Nm |
| Anmerkung: meist Plural |
| | The advertising industry has taken some hard knocks in the recent economic downturn. |
knock-back,
knockback n | informal (setback) | Rückschlag Nm |
| | | Misserfolg Nm |
| | The project has experienced several knock-backs in the past year, with three employees resigning. |
| knock into [sb/sth] vi + prep | (hit) | jmdn umrennen Vt, sepa |
| | | in jmdn reinlaufen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | jmdn mit sich reißen VP |
| | Rachel tripped and knocked into a coworker. |
| Knock it off! interj | slang (stop it) | Hör auf Int |
| | | Lass das Int |
| | Knock it off! Go and play somewhere else--I'm trying to do some work! |
| knock it off v expr | slang (stop: doing, saying) | mit etwas aufhören Rdw |
| | | etwas lassen Pron + Vt |
| | Gary was whistling tunelessly until Dave told him to knock it off. |
| knock [sb/sth] off [sb/sth] vtr + adv | (push [sb/sth] off [sb/sth] forcefully) (ugs) | jmdn/[etw] von jmdm/[etw] herunterschubsen Präp + Vt, sepa |
| | | jmdn/[etw] von jmdm/[etw] stoßen Präp + Vt |
| | At the funfair, Jerry won a prize for knocking a coconut off its post. |
| | Jerry hat auf dem Jahrmarkt einen Preis dafür gewonnen, dass er eine Kokosnuss von einem Pfosten heruntergeschubst hat. |
knock [sb] off their pedestal,
knock [sb] off his pedestal,
knock [sb] off her pedestal v expr | figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) (übertragen, informell) | jmdn von seinem hohen Ross runterholen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | jmdn von seinem Podest holen Rdw |
| | Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal. |
| knock on vi + adv | informal, UK (grow old) | alt werden Adj + Vi |
| Anmerkung: Usually used in continuous tenses. |
| | Mrs Brady was my favourite teacher. She must be knocking on now. |
| knock [sth] on vtr + adv | (rugby: use arm illegally) (Sport, Anglizismus) | einen Knock-on verursachen VP |
| Anmerkung: Unerlaubt mit dem Arm nach vorne passen |
| | The referee blew his whistle to stop play when he saw a player knock the ball on. |
knock on wood (US),
touch wood (UK) expr | (said in order to avoid bad luck) | dreimal auf Holz Int |
| | | toi toi toi Int |
| | Everything's going well so far—touch wood! |
| knock [sth/sb] out of the way v expr | informal (shove aside) | aus dem Weg schubsen Rdw |
| | He ran down the school hallway knocking people out of his way. |
| knock the rough edges off [sth/sb] v expr | informal, figurative (refine) | verfeinern Vt |
| | | etwas einen Feinschliff verpassen Rdw |
| | The band have knocked the rough edges off their playing and now sound more professional. |
| knock [sth] together vtr + adv | informal (make or put together hurriedly) | schnell zusammenstellen, schnell zusammenwürfeln Adj + Vt, sepa |
| | Helga knocked dinner together from whatever she could find in the fridge. |
knock [sb]'s socks off,
knock the socks off [sb] v expr | figurative, informal (amaze, impress) | jmdn von den Socken hauen Rdw |
| | | jmdn vom Stuhl reißen Rdw |
| Knock yourself out! interj | slang, figurative (go ahead, do it) | Klar, nur zu Int |
| | (informell) | Klar, mach doch Int |
| | | Tue dir keinen Zwang an Int |
| | "Could I try riding your bike?" "Sure, knock yourself out!" |
| knock-on n | (rugby: illegal use arm) (Sport, Anglizismus) | Knock-on Nm |
| Anmerkung: Unerlaubter Vorwärtspass mit dem Arm |
| | The try was declared invalid due to a knock-on. |
| knock-on effect n | UK (indirect consequence) | Kettenreaktion Nf |
| | | Dominoeffekt Nm |
| | | Folgewirkung Nf |
| | Inflation can be a knock-on effect of increased government spending. |
| knock-up n | informal, UK (tennis: pre-game practice) (Sport) | Einschlagen Nn |
| | The two players were having a knock-up before the final. |
knockdown price,
knock-down price n | UK, informal (low cost, discounted price) | Sonderangebot Nn |
| | (ugs) | Spottpreis Nm |
| | This holiday season, our store will offer the best knockdown prices of the year. |
knockoff (US),
knock-off (UK) adj | informal (counterfeit) | gefälscht V Part Perf |
| | | nachgemacht V Part Perf |
| | This market stall sells knock-off perfumes. |
knockoff (US),
knock-off (UK) n | informal (bootleg copy) | Fälschung Nf |
| | | Imitat Nn |
| | | Imitation Nf |
| | It's not a real designer purse; it's only a cheap knockoff. |