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单词 knock something off
释义

knock something off

1 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....
  • I've been up for an hour or so knocking off a couple of pieces two whole days before the deadline.

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...
  • The food was bad, though, and we sent it back and they knocked the charge off our bill.
  • The very least they could do is knock a few pounds off our electricity bills, just as a gesture of good faith.
  • A slightly more restrictive exhaust system knocks 5 hp off the engine's 220 hp output.

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!...
  • If their children develop behavioral disorders at school, drop out, turn to drugs and begin knocking off 7-Elevens—they won't be surprised.
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.
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