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knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo do a relaxing activity.Rate it:

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knock upTo become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.Rate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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knock upTo impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.Rate it:

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knock upTo exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.Rate it:

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knock togetherTo assemble something quickly; to knock up.Rate it:

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knock aboutAn informal game, usually football.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo hit someone, or behave violently towards them.Rate it:

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knock overTo rob; to stage a heist.Rate it:

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knock upIn the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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Knock Your Socks OffTo startle, shock, thrill, astonish, or amaze someoneRate it:

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don't knock it till you've tried itDon't criticise something before having experienced it.Rate it:

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knock AnthonySaid of an in-kneed person, or one whose knees knock together; to cuff Jonas.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo spend time with someone as a friend.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo be in an unknown place.Rate it:

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knock for a loopTo astonish; to surprise very much.Rate it:

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knock it offStop doing something; desist.Rate it:

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knock offAn imitation, especially one of poorer quality.Rate it:

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knock onTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.Rate it:

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knock on woodA self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.Rate it:

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knock on woodTo take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.Rate it:

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Knock on WoodThose having superstitious beliefs such as knocking on wood save them to have a bad luckRate it:

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knock on woodHave not had a misfortune yet.Rate it:

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knock one over with a featherUsed to express that one is greatly surprised.Rate it:

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knock some sense intoto reprimand or reform someone vigorouslyRate it:

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knock some sense into his headDepression Expression: During the Depression, there was little empathy for the unemployed. Pundits identified the loafer, the hobo, the bum, the specified lazy-boy, the uninspired, those lacking ambition as needing a wakeup Call.Rate it:

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knock somebody's socks offTo impress greatly; amaze; stun.Rate it:

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knock someone off his perchTo defeat or overcome someone who was in a dominant position.Rate it:

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knock someone's block offTo strike a person in the head, causing him to fall to the ground, especially in an unconscious condition; to beat up a person.Rate it:

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knock someone's socks offTo impress greatly; amaze; stun.Rate it:

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knock underTo yield; to submit; to acknowledge oneself conquered.Rate it:

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knock upTo put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. See also knock together.Rate it:

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knock-on effectA secondary, often unintended effect.Rate it:

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knock-on effectThe continued running of an engine after the ignition has been turned off; dieseling.Rate it:

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'tis the seasonIndicating that it is the time of year around Christmas, and that things associated with that time period are happening or likely to happen.Rate it:

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...and that's the way it isThe phrase "...and that's the way it is" is used to repeat Walter Kronkite's quote and/or to signify the conclusion of something like a piece of new news or that elude to the fact that what was just said is true or an account of something that really did happen; a way of putting a stamp of approval on what was just stated; same as "and there you have it folks"Rate it:

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a boon and a baneSomething that is both a benefit and an affliction.Rate it:

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a devil-may-care attitudeTo act without fear or worry for the future; casual, relaxed and nonchalant; happy-go-lucky attitude; sometimes considered recklessRate it:

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à la cour du roi chacun pour soiEvery man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. Rate it:

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a party animalAn individual whom lives, thinks, reflects, promotes, enjoys, raucous, wild, off the deep end, exotic; parties, gatherings, happenings and blasts.Rate it:

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a pick-upA female whom frequents venues where males spend their spare time in billiards, drinking, lounging and where she seeks temporary companionship for ulterior motives.Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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a riddle wrapped up in an enigmaSomething very mysterious and hidden.Rate it:

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a vicious circlea sequence of reciprocal cause and effect in which two or more elements intensify and aggravate each other, leading inexorably to a worsening of the situation.Rate it:

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abide byTo accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce; as, to abide by an award.Rate it:

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above and beyond the call of dutyExtremely heroic, more heroic that what is expected.Rate it:

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after Saturday comes SundayA phrase sometimes attributed to fundamentalist Muslims, implying that they wish to kill the Jews, whose sabbath is Saturday, and then the Christians, whose sabbath is Sunday.Rate it:

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Air Your Dirty Laundry in PublicTo discuss your personal matters and conflicts publicly specifically when you argue with someone .Rate it:

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