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knock

tv. to criticize someone or something. Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it.

knock

/throw for a loop

Slang To surprise tremendously; astonish.

See:

• a knocking shop
• be knocked down a notch (or two)
• be knocked down a peg (or two)
• be knocked out cold
• be knocked out of the box
• be knocking on heaven's door
• beat down to size
• beat into one's head
• beat the daylights out of
• beat the living daylights out of
• beat the shit out of someone
• beat the tar out of
• blow socks off
• bump off
• cut down
• Don't knock it
• don't knock yourself out
• get knocked out cold
• hard knocks
• have it knocked
• kick the shit out of someone, knock the shit out of someone
• kick the stuffing out of
• knock
• knock (one's) head against a (brick) wall
• knock (one's) head against a/the wall
• knock (someone) down a notch (or two)
• knock (someone) down a peg (or two)
• knock (someone) down with a feather
• knock (someone) out of the box
• knock (someone) over with a feather
• knock about
• knock against
• knock Anthony
• knock around
• knock at
• knock away
• knock back
• knock back a drink
• knock block off
• knock boots
• knock cold
• knock dead
• knock down
• knock down with a feather
• knock for a loop
• knock for six
• knock galley-west
• knock head against a brick wall
• knock into
• knock into a cocked hat
• knock into shape
• knock it off
• Knock it off!
• knock knees together
• knock off
• knock off feet
• knock off perch
• knock off work
• knock on
• knock on the head
• knock on wood
• knock one back
• knock one over
• knock oneself out
• knock out
• knock out of
• knock out of the box
• knock over
• knock over something
• knock over with a feather
• knock sense into
• knock sideways
• knock socks off
• knock some heads together
• knock some sense into
• knock some skin
• knock someone dead
• knock someone off
• knock someone out
• knock someone some skin
• knock someone up
• knock someone’s block off
• knock someone’s socks off
• knock someone's block off
• knock something back
• knock something down
• knock something into a cocked hat
• knock something off
• knock something out
• knock something together
• knock spots off
• knock the bejeebers out of
• knock the bottom out
• knock the bottom out of
• knock the daylights out of
• knock the dew off the lily
• knock the habit
• knock the hell out of
• knock the living daylights out of
• knock the props out from under
• knock the socks off
• knock the spots out of
• knock the stuffing out of
• knock the tar out of (someone)
• knock the wind out of sails
• knock them/'em dead
• knock through
• knock to
• knock together
• knock up
• knock wood
• knock yourself out
• knock-down, drag-out fight
• knock-down-drag-out
• knocked in
• knocked out
• knocked up
• knocking on heaven's door
• knocking shop
• knock-shop
• off someone's feet
• opportunity knocks
• opportunity knocks at every man's door
• Opportunity knocks but once
• out of kilter
• out of place
• school of hard knocks
• sweep one off feet
• take a knock
• take down a peg
• the longest pole knocks the persimmon
• the school of hard knocks
• touch wood
• You could have knocked me down with a feather!
• you could have knocked me over with a feather