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Onizo Posted 10 years ago
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Knocked off
Someone knocked off a small stone on top of a big stone by hand.(so the small stone fell over)
Is knocked off used correctly?
Is knocked off used correctly?
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That's about right - With their hand, someone knocked a small stone from off the top of a large stone (so the small stone fell over) In UK English, you need to be a little careful there since, to 'knock off' something, in slang, is to steal it Dave
- That's about right - With their hand, someone knocked a small stone from off the top of a large stone (so the small stone fell over) In UK English, you need to be a little careful there since, to 'knock off' something, in slang, is to steal it Dave
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That's about right
- With their hand, someone knocked a small stone from off the top of a large stone (so the small stone fell over)
In UK English, you need to be a little careful there since, to 'knock off' something, in slang, is to steal it
Dave
- With their hand, someone knocked a small stone from off the top of a large stone (so the small stone fell over)
In UK English, you need to be a little careful there since, to 'knock off' something, in slang, is to steal it
Dave
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Thank you.
If you use this to mean steal it, how would the sentence go? He knocked off some tvs from the store?
If you use this to mean steal it, how would the sentence go? He knocked off some tvs from the store?
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Hi
Yes, your sentence is exactly right. I'm probably being over-cautious, but it's a phrase that's recognised in various ways:
- He knocked off the tvs from the store
[= he stole them]
- I thought I was buying a Rolex, but it's a knock off
[= it is a fake copy]
- He talks too much - he's going to get knocked off
[= he will be murdered]
- It
Yes, your sentence is exactly right. I'm probably being over-cautious, but it's a phrase that's recognised in various ways:
- He knocked off the tvs from the store
[= he stole them]
- I thought I was buying a Rolex, but it's a knock off
[= it is a fake copy]
- He talks too much - he's going to get knocked off
[= he will be murdered]
- It
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onizoSomeone knocked off a small stone on top of a big stone by hand.Someone knocked the small stone off the big stone.
CJ
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