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Moon7296 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Knock off
to stop working, usually at the end of the day/
There`s only one definition provided by Cambridge dictionary.
But, I found several more meaning defined.
3. to complete something quickly and without much effort/
Example) They expect me to knock off (= write) a thousand words a day.
Does this mean doing something complete somehow but carelessly? like.. I tend to do my homework carelessly(= I tend to knock off my homework.. : <== I don`t know if this sentence deliever the meaning of "knock of" defined by number 3.
I want to know things I wrote are correct
Also, I want to know if there`s adequate expressions for it.
Thanks
There`s only one definition provided by Cambridge dictionary.
But, I found several more meaning defined.
3. to complete something quickly and without much effort/
Example) They expect me to knock off (= write) a thousand words a day.
Does this mean doing something complete somehow but carelessly? like.. I tend to do my homework carelessly(= I tend to knock off my homework.. : <== I don`t know if this sentence deliever the meaning of "knock of" defined by number 3.
I want to know things I wrote are correct
Also, I want to know if there`s adequate expressions for it.
Thanks
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I think it means meet the qouta.
- I think it means meet the qouta.
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moon7296Not quite "carelessly". The definition you quote -- "quickly and without much effort" -- seems to capture the meaning better.
Example) They expect me to knock off (= write) a thousand words a day.
Does this mean doing something complete somehow but carelessly?
moon7296like.. I tend to do my homewor
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Thank you.
You said "You could use "knock off" in relation to homework"
Then, If I say, I knocked off my homework , is this understood as the first definition(finish)? No other way? such as,, dropping the homework on the floor -.-;;
and when wanting to express "I tend to do things carelessly"(could spend 2 hours to elaborate a certain thing but just finish it quickly i
You said "You could use "knock off" in relation to homework"
Then, If I say, I knocked off my homework , is this understood as the first definition(finish)? No other way? such as,, dropping the homework on the floor -.-;;
and when wanting to express "I tend to do things carelessly"(could spend 2 hours to elaborate a certain thing but just finish it quickly i
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Hi,
to stop working, usually at the end of the day/
There`s only one definition provided by Cambridge dictionary.
But, I found several more meaning defined.
3. to complete something quickly and without much effort/ Yes
Example) They expect me to knock off (= write) a thousand words a day.
Does this mean doing something complete somehow but
to stop working, usually at the end of the day/
There`s only one definition provided by Cambridge dictionary.
But, I found several more meaning defined.
3. to complete something quickly and without much effort/ Yes
Example) They expect me to knock off (= write) a thousand words a day.
Does this mean doing something complete somehow but
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Yes, you can also say "I bumped into the table and knocked off my homework."
It has a few meanings. You'll know which is meant in the right context.
It has a few meanings. You'll know which is meant in the right context.
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I've most often heard "knock" in that effortless homework sense with "out."
You're not going to the party because you have to write a thousand-word essay on Voltaire? Oh come on, you can knock that out in half an hour when you get home. Come with us!
You're not going to the party because you have to write a thousand-word essay on Voltaire? Oh come on, you can knock that out in half an hour when you get home. Come with us!
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