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Meanings of knock back in English

Cost a certain amount.

Synonyms
Examples for "set back"
Examples for "set back"
1
We have suffered a set back and we have taken strong action.
The Guardian
2
Yes, hosting friends will set back your bank account in the short-term.
Reuters
3
He said he expected talks would be set back for some time.
Reuters
4
Now those plans would be set back if the AIA deal fails.
Reuters
5
The house was set back from it not more than twenty feet.
Quicksilver
1
Parties may however opt to put back the process to next week.
The Irish Times
2
Madame Fontaine put back the necklace in the drawer of her toilette-table.
Jezebel's Daughter
3
Let us not speak of it; grief cannot put back the dial.
Zanoni
4
In the meantime the Brutus had put back, blowing her whistle inquiringly.
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic
5
She put back the Flask, and locked the cover of the casing.
Armadale
Usage of knock back in English
1
Turn out the dough again, then knock back to expel the air.
The Guardian
2
The questions are just gentle lobs for him to knock back.
The Irish Times
3
We could order out, maybe knock back some enchiladas and margaritas?
Monday Mourning
4
In January 1995, we had to knock back any suggestion of taxing private schools.
A journey: my political life
5
All Lawson needed was a good leg, and something to knock back the pain.
Shadowlight
6
These magazine-cover cars knock back gas with the best SUVs.
Wired
7
It was faint, but there was definitely a knock back.
My Sister's Keeper
8
Pia grabbed her own glass and made a point to knock back most of it.
Nano
9
But after what he'd apparently been through, anybody might knock back a shot or two.
Breeder
10
Lots of 'em knock back a couple drinks and some pills before they do it.
Heart-shaped box
11
I can knock back a few, but that's it.
A nose for justice
12
However, Everton value Rooney at nearer £30 million and reacted swiftly to knock back the bid.
The Irish Times
13
After a long day in a war zone, why not knock back a cold frosty one?
Wired
14
I'd knock back a whole tin in one, if I could get my hands on it.
The Guardian
15
The story was that, in a single session, he could routinely knock back 20 pints and more.
The Irish Times
16
Our instructor knocks on the hull, and we knock back to show we are ready to embark.
Number9Dream
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Knock back across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common