- knock about (somewhere)
- knock about (somewhere)to travel around; to act as a vagabond. •
I'd like to take off a year and knock about Europe.
•If you're going to knock about, you should do it when you're young.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
knock about (somewhere)
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knock about — phrasal verb knock around or knock about Word forms knock around : present tense I/you/we/they knock around he/she/it knocks around present participle knocking around past tense knocked around past participle knocked around informal 1) British… … English dictionary
knock — 1 verb 1 DOOR/WINDOW (T) to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside: Why don t you knock before you come in? (+ at/on): I turned to see Jane knocking frantically on the taxi window. 2 HIT/MAKE STH… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
knock around — transitive verb see knock about * * * knock around (or about) informal travel without a specific purpose for a couple of years she and I knocked around the Mediterranean ■ happen to be present it gets confusing when there are too many people… … Useful english dictionary
knock — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. strike (a hard surface) with an audible sharp blow (knocked the table three times). b intr. strike, esp. a door to gain admittance (can you hear someone knocking?; knocked at the door). 2 tr. make (a hole, a dent, etc.) by… … Useful english dictionary
knock around — phrasal verb knock around or knock about Word forms knock around : present tense I/you/we/they knock around he/she/it knocks around present participle knocking around past tense knocked around past participle knocked around informal 1) British… … English dictionary
knock around — (in BRIT, also use knock about) 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone knocks you around or knocks you about, they hit or kick you several times. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n P] He lied to me constantly and started knocking me around. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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