knock back

knock back
transitive verb
(coll.)
1) (eat quickly) verputzen (ugs.); (drink quickly) hinunterkippen (ugs.)
2) (cost)

knock somebody back a thousand — jemanden um einen Tausender ärmer machen

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(to drink, especially quickly and in large quantities: He knocked back three pints of beer in ten minutes.) herunterkippen
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◆ knock back
vt (fam)
1. (drink quickly)
▪ to \knock back back ⇆ sth etw hinunterkippen; liquor sich dat einen hinter die Binde kippen fam
to \knock back a beer back ein Bier zischen fam
2. BRIT, AUS (cost a lot)
▪ to \knock back sb back jdn eine [hübsche] Stange Geld kosten
how much did that \knock back you back? wie viel musstest du dafür hinlegen? fam
to \knock back sb back a few thousand jdn ein paar Tausender kosten
▪ to \knock back sb back jdn umhauen
hearing the news really \knock backed him back die Nachricht hat ihn richtig umgehauen
4. BRIT (fam: reject)
▪ to \knock back sb back jdn zurückweisen
5. FOOD
to \knock back back a dough einen Teig durchwirken [o ÖSTERR durchkneten] [lassen]
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vt sep (inf)
1)

he knocked back his whisky — er kippte sich (dat) den Whisky hinter die Binde (inf)

come on, knock it back — nun trink schon (aus) (inf)

2)

(= cost) this watch knocked me back £20 — ich habe für die Uhr £ 20 hingelegt, die Uhr hat mich £ 20 gekostet

what did they knock you back for it? — was mussten Sie dafür hinlegen or blechen? (inf)

3) (= shock) schocken, erschüttern
4) (= reject) zurückweisen
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knock back v/t
1. seinen Stuhl zurückstoßen
2. besonders Br umg ein Getränk runterkippen, (sich) hinter die Binde gießen
3. besonders Br umg knock sb back a few pounds jemanden ein paar Pfund kosten
4. besonders Br umg umhauen umg, sprachlos machen
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transitive verb
(coll.)
1) (eat quickly) verputzen (ugs.); (drink quickly) hinunterkippen (ugs.)
2) (cost)

knock somebody back a thousand — jemanden um einen Tausender ärmer machen


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