| 单词 | knock-down-drag-out |
| 释义 | knock-down, drag-out in American English (ˈnɑkˌdaʊnˈ drægˌaʊt) US Informal 1. characterized by great violence, harshness, animosity, etc. a knock-down, drag-out argument 2. an extremely harsh or violent fight, argument, etc. knock-down-drag-out in American English (ˈnɑkˌdaunˈdræɡˌaut) adjective marked by unrelenting violence a knock-down-drag-out fight Also: knock-down, drag-out, knock-down-and-drag-out Word origin [1820–30; adj. use of v. phrases knock down and drag out]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, blouse, insider, morphology, tetrapodDefinition of 'knock-down, drag-out' |
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