knock around

US /nɑːk əˈraʊnd/
UK /nɑːk əˈraʊnd/
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1.

herumhängen, herumstreifen

to spend time in a place or with people, doing nothing in particular

:
We just knocked around the city all day.
Wir haben den ganzen Tag nur in der Stadt herumgestreift.
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

:
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.
The old car has been knocked around quite a bit.
Das alte Auto wurde ziemlich herumgeschleudert.