knock sb back

knock sb back
UK US knock sb/sth back
Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T]
to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially by stopping them from achieving something: »

Disappointing results from the company knocked its shares back to just 51p.

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She missed out on the promotion, but refused to be knocked back.

to refuse to accept or agree to something: »

The proposed merger of the two companies was knocked back by competition authorities in Australia.

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Ofgem's role is to approve that pricing regime, and it has twice knocked back what the company is proposing.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • knock it back —    to drink intoxicants to excess    On a single occasion or regularly, from the angling of the glass as you drink:     ... he d begun to knock it back at half past ten in the morning. (P. Scott, 1977) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • knock somebody back something — ˌknock sb ˈback sth derived (BrE, informal) to cost sb a lot of money • That house must have knocked them back a bit. Main entry: ↑knockderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock sth back — UK US knock sb/sth back Phrasal Verb with knock({{}}/nɒk/ verb [T] ► to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially by stopping them from achieving something: »Disappointing results from the company knocked its shares back to just 51p.… …   Financial and business terms

  • knock something back — informal we can watch the game and knock back a few beers Syn: swallow, gulp down, drink (up), quaff, guzzle, slug, down, swig, drain, swill (down), toss off, scarf (down) …   Thesaurus of popular words

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  • knock (someone) back — vb to rebuff, reject, disappoint ► Maybe you could give her some coaching? ► I offered: she knocked me back. (Blackjack, Australian tv crime drama, 2004) …   Contemporary slang

  • knock (someone) back — Verb. To reject someone or their suggestions. E.g. I asked her for a dance, but she knocked me back and went off with my best friend …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • knock (someone) back — Verb. To reject someone or their suggestions. E.g. I asked her for a dance, but she knocked me back and went off with my best friend …   English slang and colloquialisms

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