knock off

knock off
vt
1) (cause to fall off)
to \knock off sth/sb <-> off etw/jdn hinunterstoßen;
a low branch \knock offed her off her horse ein tief hängender Ast riss sie vom Pferd;
to \knock off sb's block off (fam) jdm eins überbraten [o auf die Hörner geben] (fam)
to \knock off sb off their pedestal jdn von seinem Sockel stoßen
2) (reduce a price)
to \knock off sth <-> off etw [im Preis] herabsetzen;
the manager \knock offed £25 off der Abteilungsleiter ließ 25 Pfund nach;
I'll buy it if you \knock off off $15 ich kaufe es, wenn Sie mit dem Preis [um] 15 Dollar runtergehen
3) (Brit) (sl: steal)
to \knock off sth <-> off etw klauen [o mitgehen lassen] (fam)
to \knock off off banks Banken ausräumen (fam)
4) (fam: murder)
to \knock off sb <-> off jdn umlegen [o kaltmachen] (sl)
5) (produce)
to \knock off sth <-> off (quickly) etw schnell erledigen;
(easily) etw mit links machen [o aus dem Ärmel schütteln] (fam) manuscript, novel, report, story etw runterschreiben (pej) (fam) (on a typewriter) etw runterhauen (pej) (fam)
6) (stop)
to \knock off off <-> sth mit etw dat aufhören;
\knock off it off! jetzt reicht's aber!
7) (Brit) ((dated) vulg: have sex with)
to \knock off off <-> sb jdn vögeln (vulg)
8) (fam: defeat)
to \knock off off <-> sb jdn schlagen [o (fam) absägen] vi aufhören, Schluss machen;
let's \knock off off for today lass uns für heute Schluss machen;
to \knock off off for lunch Mittag machen;
to \knock off off work Feierabend machen

English-German students dictionary . 2013.

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