Phrasal verbs/ knock
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Message from mohammad51 posted on 08-12-2023 at 08:55:57 (D | E | F)
Hello
I got this exercise from one book; the author is Spanish.
The exercise I solved below, but for question " 7 "I am not sure of the answer.
As you know any phrasal verb can have more than one meaning
By the way ( knock down and knock over ) = can have the same meaning but according to how to use in the contex.
around, away, back , down, off, on, out , over, up
1. He was knocking….on the door; there seemed to be nobody in. ( at or on both OK)
2. I'm afraid she's always knocking down with the wrong people.
3. In case I don't hear the alarm clock, knock me up tomorrow. will you?
4. I'm fed up with my job. If only I could knock off for a year or two! = to leave work ( quit job)
5. I heard you knocked back quite a few drinks last night, didn't you?
6. He was knocked down by a motorbike on his way home.
7. I guess he's knocking off quite a bit; he must be 48 now. ??
It seems to me the meaning is that someone avoids saying the truth or perhaps exaggerates
I searched the whole online and could not find a meaning in this sense
8. I bumped into a door and it nearly knocked me down!
9. She's in hospital after being knocked down by a bicycle.
Message from mohammad51 posted on 08-12-2023 at 08:55:57 (D | E | F)
Hello
I got this exercise from one book; the author is Spanish.
The exercise I solved below, but for question " 7 "I am not sure of the answer.
As you know any phrasal verb can have more than one meaning
By the way ( knock down and knock over ) = can have the same meaning but according to how to use in the contex.
around, away, back , down, off, on, out , over, up
1. He was knocking….on the door; there seemed to be nobody in. ( at or on both OK)
2. I'm afraid she's always knocking down with the wrong people.
3. In case I don't hear the alarm clock, knock me up tomorrow. will you?
4. I'm fed up with my job. If only I could knock off for a year or two! = to leave work ( quit job)
5. I heard you knocked back quite a few drinks last night, didn't you?
6. He was knocked down by a motorbike on his way home.
7. I guess he's knocking off quite a bit; he must be 48 now. ??
It seems to me the meaning is that someone avoids saying the truth or perhaps exaggerates
I searched the whole online and could not find a meaning in this sense
8. I bumped into a door and it nearly knocked me down!
9. She's in hospital after being knocked down by a bicycle.
Re: Phrasal verbs/ knock from mohammad51, posted on 08-12-2023 at 14:58:46 (D | E)
I searched and found some helpful books
The correct answers :
1. He was knocking away on the door; there seemed to be nobody in.
2. I'm afraid she's always knocking around with the wrong people.
3. In case I don't hear the alarm clock, knock me up tomorrow. will you?
4. I'm fed up with my job. If only I could knock off for a year or two!
5. I heard you knocked back quite a few drinks last night, didn't you?
6. He was knocked over/ down by a motorbike on his way home.
7. I guess he's knocking on quite a bit; he must be 48 now.
8. I bumped into a door and it nearly knocked me out !
9. She's in hospital after being knocked down by a bicycle.
Re: Phrasal verbs/ knock from gerold, posted on 08-12-2023 at 17:16:50 (D | E)
Hello
To be knocking on (a bit) simply means "to be getting old", there's no idea of exaggeration.
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