They’ll knock you off
From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The protagonist's neighbor is talking about his horse. Animals are a luxury in the novel.
To acquire her I had to fly to Canada, and I personally drove her back here myself to make sure she wasn’t stolen. You bring an animal like this anywhere around Colorado or Wyoming and they’ll knock you off to get hold of it.
Does "they'll knock" roughly mean "they are disposed to knock" while "they knock" would mean "they always knock"?
Top answer
Lerethel they’ll knock you off to get hold of it. = They will kill you to have/take it. 'knock off' can also mean 'defeat' or 'eliminate from competition', but here it means 'kill'.
- Lerethel they’ll knock you off to get hold of it.
- = They will kill you to have/take it.
- 'knock off' can also mean 'defeat' or 'eliminate from competition', but here it means 'kill'.
- CJ
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Lerethelthey’ll knock you off to get hold of it.
= They will kill you to have/take it.
'knock off' can also mean 'defeat' or 'eliminate from competition', but here it means 'kill'.
CJ
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