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31knock off sth — Ⅰ. UK US knock off (sth) Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to stop working, usually at the end of the day: »I usually try to knock off early on a Friday. »We didn t knock off work until 7:30. Ⅱ. UK US knock off s …
32knock off (work) — in. to quit work, for the day or for a break. □ What time do you knock off work? □ I knock off about five thirty …
33knock off — Synonyms and related words: abscind, accomplish, achieve, ad lib, amputate, annihilate, assassinate, attain, author, ban, bar, bat out, bob, botch, break, breathe, bump off, bungle, buy it, call a strike, call it quits, cash in, cease, check in,… …
34knock off — I. 1. to kill As a bird from a branch, but in American use it may also apply to humans: So you wouldn t knock him off... but you might throw a scare into him. (Chandler, 1939) To knock on the head is also to kill, of humans and… …
35knock off — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill] Syn. murder, assassinate, shoot; see kill 1 . 2. [To accomplish] Syn. complete, finish, dispose of; see achieve 1 . 3. [To stop work] Syn. quit, leave off, call it a day*; see quit 2 , stop 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus …
36Knock-off — The term that refers to copying, adapting, or modifying the design of another designer or manufacturer. In the fashion industry, especially in the less expensive clothing categories, knock ing off is common practice yet in the designer market… …
37Knock off — To knock something off is to steal it, not to copy it! …
38knock off — 1. End work. 2. Complete (usu. with ease). 3. Steal. 4. Arrest. 5. Commit (a crime). 6. Have sexual intercourse with. 7. See knock it off! …
39knock off — verb Date: 1649 intransitive verb to stop doing something transitive verb 1. to do hurriedly or routinely < knocked off one painting after another > 2. discontinue, stop < knocked off work at five > 3. deduct …
40knock-off — v An illegal copy. He was caught selling knock offs of Picasso drawings. 1960s …
