KNOCK STH


Meaning of KNOCK STH in English

off I .

1.

( informal ) to complete sth quickly and without much effort :

He knocks off three novels a year.

2.

( BrE , slang ) to steal sth; to steal from a place :

to knock off a video recorder

to knock off a bank

II .

knock sth off | ˌknock sth ↔ ˈoff sth

to reduce the price or value of sth :

They knocked off $60 because of a scratch.

The news knocked 13% off the company's shares.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.