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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