1 [+drink] beberse (de un trago) he can certainly knock them back sabe darle al trago; (informal)
2 (cost) it knocked me back £10 me costó 10 libras
3 (shock) asombrar; pasmar; (informal) the smell knocks you back el olor echa para atrás; (informal)
4 (informal) (reject) [+offer] rechazar Okay, most clubs aren't in the position to knock back the offer of a few hundred pounds It was the Government that knocked back the recommendation of the Clyde report that social worker courses be extended from two years to three I can envisage a lot more cases being knocked back because of rules being applied too rigidly Democracy reared its ugly head and the Standing Order committee knocked back the suggestion
[+person] rechazar; dar con la puerta en las narices a As a midwife, Marie Howells knew how the system worked. She persisted in her attempts to seek out Mirena and was knocked back several more times Bradford Bulls have asked Leeds to name their price for Kevin Iro. "They have not knocked us back and we have asked them to get back to us," said a Bradford spokesman
