knock together
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The virtue of the manhattan is its simplicity; even a distracted bartender can knock together a decent one.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
A list of events and scenes was given to Roald Dahl, who had never written a proper screenplay before, to knock together into a story.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 4, 2012
And then it’s back home, where I can knock together pan-roasted cauliflower in about 20 minutes.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2011
For them hospitable Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands had carpenters knock together a huge round table in what is ordinarily the lower house of the Dutch Parliament.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was as the sergeant said; almost suddenly there was a calm, and a few seconds later Tom heard a command which made his knees knock together.
From Tommy by Hocking, Joseph
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