knock something back
knock back
1. To drink something, usually an alcoholic beverage, quickly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "back." Let's get together and knock back some cold ones tonight.
2. To physically force someone or something backwards. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "back." The rumbling of the earthquake knocked us all back.
3. To cost someone a particular amount of money. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "back." Geez, how much is this car repair going to knock me back?
See also: back, knock
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
knock something back
tv. to drink down a drink of something, especially something alcoholic. (see also knock back a drink.) John knocked back two beers in ten minutes.
See also: back, knock, something
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- cut back
- buck off
- choke back
- brush back
- bring back
- claw back
- chop back
- be/go back to square one
- come back and see us
- back to square one