knock back


verb(tr, adverb)
  1. informal to drink, esp quickly

  2. informal to cost

  1. slang to reject or refuse: you cannot possibly knock back such an offer

  2. slang to come as an unpleasant surprise to; disconcert

nounknock-back
  1. slang a refusal or rejection

  2. prison slang failure to obtain parole

Words Nearby knock back

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How to use knock back in a sentence

  • Now I don't want to knock back at your country, Mrs. Tasker, but it seems to me that's the English character.

    A Crooked Mile | Oliver Onions

Other Idioms and Phrases with knock back

knock back

Also, knock it back. Gulp down an alcoholic beverage, as in He knocked back glass after glass of wine, or I hear you've been knocking it back a bit. [First half of 1900s]

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