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knock about а) бить, колотить There's nothing to do here; let's go intothat field and knock a ball about for half an hour or so. б) странствовать,шататься, рыскать (по свету) I've knocked about in most paw of the world in mytime. в) вести беспутный образ жизни г) существовать Is the same chairmanstill knocking about? д) валяться I found this book knocking about upstairs; is it yours? е) грубо обращаться; разрушать If that man knocks his wife aboutany more he'll be sent to prison. that poor old piano has been considerablyknocked about in its travels. ж) показываться вместе с кем-л. в свете How longwas Grace knocking about with that red-haired boy before he left her? Theyknocked about together for a year, I think.
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