knock back

US /nɑk bæk/
UK /nɑk bæk/
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1.

to quickly drink a large amount of an alcoholic drink

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He can knock back several beers in an hour.
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They were knocking back shots all night.
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downguzzlechugswig
2.

to cost a lot of money

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That new car will knock you back a fortune.
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The repairs are going to knock us back a few hundred dollars.
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cost a fortuneset backdrain the wallet
3.

to cause someone to fall or move backward with a forceful blow

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The punch knocked him back against the wall.
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The explosion knocked people back several feet.
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repelrecoilforce back
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knockknock-onknock downknock aroundknock offknock overknock up