knock around
US /nɑːk əˈraʊnd/
UK /nɑːk əˈraʊnd/
1.
herumhängen, herumstreifen
to spend time in a place or with people, doing nothing in particular
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We just knocked around the city all day.
Wir haben den ganzen Tag nur in der Stadt herumgestreift.
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He likes to knock around with his old friends.
Er mag es, mit seinen alten Freunden herumzuhängen.
2.
grob behandeln, herumschleudern
to treat someone or something roughly or without care
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He tends to knock around his tools, so they don't last long.
Er neigt dazu, seine Werkzeuge grob zu behandeln, daher halten sie nicht lange.
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The old car has been knocked around quite a bit.
Das alte Auto wurde ziemlich herumgeschleudert.