Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,899,324,223 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

knock back

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia 0.01 sec.
knock someone back (an amount of money)
to cost an amount of money. That trip to Spain knocked me back almost $3,500. How much did that new furniture knock us back?
See also: back, knock

knock something back

Sl. to drink down a drink of something, especially something alcoholic. (See also knock back a drink.) I don't see how he can knock that stuff back. John knocked back two beers in ten minutes.
See also: back, knock


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
References in periodicals archive?   Idioms browser?   Full browser?
Town End residents asked Kirklees Council's Huddersfield Planning Sub-committee to knock back the plan at yesterday's meeting.
We have a justifiably strong reputation as good layers and don't knock back the vast majority of punters Which events are you most likely to accommodate full stakes on?
Incredibly, Ferguson is set to knock back the bumper deal in favour of a summer switch to the Premiership - a move exclusively revealed in Sports Record last December.
 
 
 
Idioms and phrases
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.