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knock back(
nak
bahk
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (colloquial) (to drink quickly)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. beberse
The guys at the party were knocking back one beer after another.Los muchachos en la fiesta se bebían una cerveza tras otra.
a. rechazar
I can't believe the uni I wanted to attend knocked me back.No puedo creer que la uni que quería asistir me haya rechazado.
b. echar por tierra
The committee knocked the proposal back almost immediately.El comité echó la propuesta por tierra casi de inmediato.
3. (colloquial) (to cost) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
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