knock something off (of) someone or something
- knock something off (of) someone or something
knock something off (of) someone or something & knocksomething off†
to remove something from someone or something by striking. (
Of
is usually retained before pronouns.) •
I knocked the hard hat off of Wally when I hit him accidentally with the ladder.
•
My elbow knocked off the book.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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