单词 | knock something off |
释义 | knock something off1 informal Produce a piece of work quickly and without much effort.The boys amble about swapping melodies whilst knocking off a string of sunshine West Coast pop hits with unerring ease....
Synonyms produce, make, turn out, create, construct, assemble, fashion, put together, fabricate; complete, finish; mass-produce 2 informal Deduct an amount from a total: when the bill came they knocked off £600 because of a little scratch...
Synonyms deduct, take off, subtract, take away, dock, debit, remove 3British informal Steal something.She'd heard about all the trouble we'd been having with vandals and thieves knocking our gear off, so she said she would feel safer if the posters were inside. Synonyms steal, purloin, take, make off with, abscond with, pilfer, misappropriate; thieve, rob informal nab, snitch, snaffle, swipe, filch, lift, souvenir British informal pinch, nick, half-inch, whip, nobble North American informal heist, glom Australian informal snavel West Indian informal tief 3.1North American informal Rob a shop or similar establishment.First they're nicking comic books, then knocking off whole banks!...
3.2 informal Make an illegal copy of a product.Oh, well, they'll probably sell a load of them at that price before some knocks it off for $5. See parent entry: knock |
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