knock off
معنی فارسی
ختم کردن کار ، دست از کار کشيدن
از کار انداختن ، از پا انداختن
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the verb 'knock' and the adverb 'off'.
مثال
- Let's knock off early and go to the movies.
- He knocked off at 5 PM and headed home.
- The workers knocked off for lunch and returned after an hour.
ترکیبهای رایج
Knock off early Knock off at a specific time Knock off for lunch Knock off for the day
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing “The mafia liquidated the informer” “the double agent was neutralized” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “They want to knock off the prisoners”
- cut the price of “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”
- write quickly “She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper” “He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Did he knock off his major works over a short period of time?”
- stop pursuing or acting “drop a lawsuit” “knock it off!” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s”
- take by theft “Someone snitched my wallet!” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something”