knock something down

knock something down
knock something down
1. Sl. to drink a portion of liquor. •

Here, knock this down and let's go.

He knocked down a bottle of beer and called for another.

2. Sl. to earn a certain amount of money. •

I'm lucky to knock down twenty thousand.

She must knock down about twenty thou a year.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • knock something down — 1》 (at an auction) confirm a sale by a knock with a hammer.     ↘informal reduce the price of an article. 2》 US informal earn a specified sum as a wage. 3》 Austral./NZ informal spend a pay cheque freely. → knock …   English new terms dictionary

  • knock something down — Syn: demolish, pull down, tear down, destroy, raze (to the ground), level, flatten, bulldoze …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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  • knock sth down — UK US knock sth down Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] INFORMAL ► to reduce the price of something you are selling, or persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling: knock sth down from/to sth »They managed to knock… …   Financial and business terms

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