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Messier42 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Knock off course
My car was knocked off course when the a car hit it.
I quit drinking but got knocked off course at the graduation party.
How would define "knock off course"
Are they correct?
I quit drinking but got knocked off course at the graduation party.
How would define "knock off course"
Are they correct?
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messier42 Are they correct? Neither of your examples seems very natural to me. In my experience, the phrase 'knock off course' is usually used literally, as in 'the ship was knocked off course by an easterly gale'.
- messier42 Are they correct?
- Neither of your examples seems very natural to me.
- In my experience, the phrase 'knock off course' is usually used literally, as in 'the ship was knocked off course by an easterly gale'.
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messier42Are they correct?Neither of your examples seems very natural to me. In my experience, the phrase 'knock off course' is usually used literally, as in 'the ship was knocked off course by an easterly gale'.
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My car was knocked off course when the another car hit it.
A car does not really have a "course" because a person is driving it.
"Knock off course" applies to objects that are moving in some desired direction, but not being constantly controlled.
For example:
The enemy fired a missile aimed at the city, but the city's defensive missiles knocked it
A car does not really have a "course" because a person is driving it.
"Knock off course" applies to objects that are moving in some desired direction, but not being constantly controlled.
For example:
The enemy fired a missile aimed at the city, but the city's defensive missiles knocked it
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