KNOCK / TALK SOME SENSE INTO SB

Meaning of KNOCK / TALK SOME SENSE INTO SB in English

to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods

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SB — Solomon Islands
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SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
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TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English talken; akin to Frisian talken to talk, Old English talu tale …
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SOME — I. (|)səm adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pron., from Old English sum, adjective & pron.; akin to Old …
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SENSE — I. ˈsen(t)s noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French sens, from Latin sensus sensation, feeling, understanding, …
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KNOCK — I. ˈnäk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English knoken, knokken, from Old English cnocian, cnucian; akin to Middle High …
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INTO — I. |intə, -n.tu̇, -n-(ˌ)tü, +V often -ntəw preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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-SOME — I. _səm; when n immediately precedes, as in “winsome”, (t)səm adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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INTO — (prep.) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be …
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INTO — ( prep. ) Indicating the passing of a thing from one form, condition, or state to another; as, compound substances …
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TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
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SOME — /sum/ ; unstressed /seuhm/ , adj. 1. being an undetermined or unspecified one: Some person may object. 2. (used with …
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SENSE — /sens/ , n. , v. , sensed, sensing . n. 1. any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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KNOCK — — knockless , adj. /nok/ , v.i. 1. to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, …
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INTO — /in"tooh/ ; unstressed /in"too, -teuh/ , prep. 1. to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The …
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TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
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SOME — I. ˈsəm, for 2 without stress adjective Etymology: Middle English som, adjective & pronoun, from Old English sum; akin to …
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SENSE — I. ˈsen(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French sen, sens sensation, feeling, mechanism of perception, meaning, from …
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KNOCK — I. ˈnäk verb Etymology: Middle English knoken, from Old English cnocian; akin to Middle High German knochen to press Date: …
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-SOME — I. adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -som, from Old English -sum; akin to Old High German -sam -some, Old English …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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INTO — preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English intō, from in (II) + tō to Date: before 12th century 1. — …
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TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
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SOME — adj considerable in number or quality. 2. some ·adj not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some …
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SENSE — vt moral perception or appreciation. 2. sense ·vt to perceive by the senses; to recognize. 3. sense ·vt perception by …
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KNOCK — noun a stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. 2. knock ·vt to strike for admittance; to rap …
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INTO — prep denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words. 2. into ·prep to the inside of; within. it is …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
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TALK — [talk] vb [ME; akin to OE talu tale] vt (13c) 1: to deliver or express in speech: utter 2: to …
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SOME — [some] adj [ME som, adj. & pron., fr. OE sum; akin to OHG sum some, Gk hame somehow, homos same--more …
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SENSE — [sense] n [ME, fr. MF or L; MF sens sensation, feeling, mechanism of perception, meaning, fr. L sensus, fr. sentire …
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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KNOCK — [knock] vb [ME knoken, fr. OE cnocian; akin to MHG knochen to press] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to strike something …
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TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
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SOME — determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner / səm; NAmE ; strong form sʌm/ 1. used with uncountable nouns or …
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SENSE — / sens; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SIGHT / HEARING, etc. 1. [ C ] one of the …
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KNOCK
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INTO — / ˈɪntə; NAmE ; before vowels strong form ˈɪntu; strong form ˈɪntuː/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses …
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TALK — I. talk 1 S1 W1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ talk , talks, …
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SOME — I. some 1 S1 W1 /səm; strong sʌm/ BrE AmE determiner [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sum ] 1 …
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SENSE — I. sense 1 S1 W1 /sens/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ sensible , ↑ insensible , …
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KNOCK — I. knock 1 S1 W3 /nɒk $ nɑːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: cnocian ] 1 …
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INTO — in ‧ to S1 W1 /ˈɪntə; before vowels ˈɪntʊ; strong ˈɪntuː/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
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TALK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
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SENSE — n. & v. --n. 1 a any of the special bodily faculties by which sensation is roused (has keen senses; …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOCK
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INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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TALK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
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SOME — adj., pron., & adv. adj. 1 an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
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SENSE — n. & v. n. 1 a any of the special bodily faculties by which sensation is roused (has keen senses; …
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KNOCK
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INTO — prep. 1 expressing motion or direction to a point on or within (walked into a tree; ran into the house). …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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TALK — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
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SOME — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. 1. an unspecified amount or number of (some water; some apples; some of them). 2 …
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SENSE — n. & v. --n. 1. a any of the special bodily faculties by which sensation is roused (has keen senses; …
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