knock back

verb

1. informal,  to drink, esp quickly

2. informal,  to cost

3. slang,  to reject or refuse

   you cannot possibly knock back such an offer

4. slang,  to come as an unpleasant surprise to; disconcert

noun

1. slang,  a refusal or rejection

2. slang:prison,  failure to obtain parole

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

The deflation of a leg stump knocked back with the clock barely beyond midnight.

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There really is this vibe that, no matter what gets said, when the camera goes off you’re all knocking back a few together.

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She always looks ready to calm a bronc, knock back a beer or tell you off.

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Before the second day, the hosts ruled him out of the remainder of the match, but Woakes offered to bat in England's first innings, only to be knocked back by coach Brendon McCullum.

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The "goal posts" had moved and claims had been "knocked back", he said, in ways he saw as unfair to sub-postmasters, many of whom have been waiting years for redress.

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Related Words

• carouse 
• gobble 
• imbibe 
• quaff 
• slosh 
• swig 
• swill