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1 knock off
knock off а) стряхнуть, смахнуть б) сбавить, сбить (цену); удержать (сумму)If You take both dresses, I'll knock $2 off. в) уменьшить скорость г) быстросделать, состряпать I can knock off a poem in half an hour. д) кончить работуknock off work прекратить работу е) sl. стащить, украсть Where did You get allthose watches? ж) sl. умереть з) убивать I don't want to knock the old manoff. и) приводить в полицейский участок You can't knock me off, I've donenothing! к) разбивать (оппонента) If he can knock off the next two opponents,he could get into the last part of the competition. л) все съедать Those boyshave knocked off the whole cake! м) заниматься сексом с кем-л. What a beauty!I'd like to knock her off! -
2 knock off
I phrvi infml1)Let's knock off now — Пора кончать. На сегодня хватит
2)II phrvtWhen the whistle goes, all the workers knock off for a cup of tea — Когда раздается свисток, все рабочие прерываются, чтобы выпить чашку чаю
1) infmlIsn't it time you knocked off this job for a while? — Может быть, тебе пора бросить ненадолго эту работу?
2) infml3) infml4) infmlI've a lot of work to knock off before I can take my holiday — Мне до отпуска нужно закончить много работы
5) infml6) sl7) sl8) sl9) slLocal cops had free authority to knock them off — Местная полиция могла в любой момент арестовать их.
You can't knock me off, I've done nothing — Вы не имеете права меня забирать. Я ничего не сделал
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3 knock off
sl 1. закругляться (закончить работу)We knock off work in time for tea.
2. пришить, замочить, кокнуть (убить)Let’s knock off early and go to the football game.
3. грабануть, украсть, сперетьI don’t want to knock the old man off; can’t we just tie him up to keep him quiet?
He was planning to knock off a few videos, but the boss found out and got there just in time to stop him.
4. настрочить, состряпать, слепить (статейку, стишки)He’d knocked off three banks before they caught up with him.
He earns his money writing short stories for women’s journals. He can knock one off in a couple of hours.
I can knock off a poem in half an hour.
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4 knock off
фраз. гл.1) сбавлять, снижать ( цену)If you take both dresses, I'll knock $2 off. — Если вы возьмете оба платья, я скину два доллара.
Syn:2) быстро (обычно небрежно, халтурно) написать ( текст или музыку), состряпатьI can knock off a poem in half an hour. — Я могу накатать стишок за полчаса.
3) разг. закончить или прервать работу4) разг. стащить, украсть; ограбить5) разг. прикончить; разделаться (с кем-л. / чем-л.)I don't want to knock the old man off. — Я не хочу кончать старика.
Syn:6) разг. забрать, замести (отводить в полицейский участок, забирать в милицию)You can't knock me off, I've done nothing! — Вы не имеете права забрать меня, я ничего не сделал.
7) груб. трахать, заваливать ( заниматься сексом с женщиной)
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