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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Lines from Ash Road: Knocked for six

Hi

What is the meaning of "knocked for six" here?

Lines from Ash Road by Ivan Southall.

“The battery’s flat.  Blooming thing.  Must have been a crook battery.  Hardly used it at all. Now look what I’ve done! There’s the metho bottle knocked for six.”


Thanks

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom What is the meaning of "knocked for six" here? Don't ask me why 'six', but it means 'completely destroyed/ badly damaged or displaced'.

— Mister Micawber

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  • Tom What is the meaning of "knocked for six" here?
  • Don't ask me why 'six', but it means 'completely destroyed/ badly damaged or displaced'.
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Mr. TomWhat is the meaning of "knocked for six" here?
Don't ask me why 'six', but it means 'completely destroyed/ badly damaged or displaced'.
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PS: I found this apocryphal explanation on line:

A cricketing term. If the batsman hits the ball out of the playing area without its bouncing, he gets 6 runs.
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