I knocked this model together so you could get a general idea of what I had in mind.
•See if you can knock together a quick snack.
•This thing has just been knocked together!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
knock something together — AND throw something together tv. to assemble something such as a meal at the last moment. □ I’ll see if I can throw something together. CD I knocked together a vegetable dish at the last minute … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
knock something together — assemble something roughly and hastily. → knock … English new terms dictionary
knock something together — assemble something in a hasty and makeshift way … Useful english dictionary
knock something off — 1. tv. to manufacture or make something, especially in haste. (See also knock something together.) □ I’ll see if I can knock another one off before lunch. CD They knocked off four window frames in an hour. 3. tv. to lower the price of something;… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
throw something together — Go to knock something together … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
knock something into shape — lick/knock/whip/ someone/something/into shape phrase to improve the condition or performance of someone or something I’m going to whip this department into shape. Thesaurus: to make something better … Useful english dictionary
knock something up — (Brit. informal) MAKE QUICKLY, prepare hastily, build rapidly, whip up, rig up, throw together, cobble together, improvise, contrive; informal rustle up. → knock * * * ˌknock sthˈup derived to prepare or make sth quickly and without much effort • … Useful english dictionary
knock something off — 1 (Brit. informal) someone knocked off the video.: See steal verb sense 1. 2 (informal) we expect you to knock off three stories a day: PRODUCE, make, turn out … Useful english dictionary
cobble something together — PREPARE ROUGHLY/HASTILY, make roughly/hastily, throw together; improvise, contrive, rig (up), whip up; informal rustle up; Brit. informal knock up. → cobble * * * … Useful 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
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
