knock back

British  

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

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noun

1. slang a refusal or rejection

2. slang:prison failure to obtain parole

knock back Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

She said some people who they had helped recently had been "managing fine" but had been knocked back by things like relatives being in hospital.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Related Words

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