knock together

1. To collide. The first baseman and the pitcher knocked together and fell down, allowing the runner to reach first base.

2. To cause two things to come together or collide. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "together." We knocked our mugs together in a half-hearted toast.

3. To construct or produce something shoddily and hastily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "together." With the way they just knocked together that bookcase, I'm not surprised it fell apart. Look at all these errors—I bet he just knocked this paper together before class.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

knock something together

to assemble something hastily. I knocked this model together so you could get a general idea of what I had in mind. See if you can knock together a quick snack. This thing has just been knocked together!

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

knock together

Make or assemble quickly or carelessly, as in We knocked together the bookcases in about half an hour. [Late 1800s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

knock together

1. To strike some pair or set of things against each other abruptly: We didn't have a drum to keep the beat, so I knocked a couple of sticks together. The guide showed us how to start a fire by knocking together certain kinds of rock.

2. To collide, especially repeatedly or glancingly: The two boats knocked together in the narrow channel.

3. To make, assemble, or build something quickly or carelessly: The editor knocked an article together for the front page. I knocked together a makeshift table out of some old lumber.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

knock something together

and throw something together

tv. to assemble something—such as a meal—at the last moment. Bob knocked together some lemon chicken and rice in only a few minutes. I’ll see if I can throw something together.

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释义	knock together knock together 1. To collide. The first baseman and the pitcher knocked together and fell down, allowing the runner to reach first base. 2. To cause two things to come together or collide. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "together." We knocked our mugs together in a half-hearted toast. 3. To construct or produce something shoddily and hastily. A noun or pronoun can be used between "knock" and "together." With the way they just knocked together that bookcase, I'm not surprised it fell apart. Look at all these errors—I bet he just knocked this paper together before class. See also: knock, together Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. knock something together to assemble something hastily. I knocked this model together so you could get a general idea of what I had in mind. See if you can knock together a quick snack. This thing has just been knocked together! See also: knock, together McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. knock together Make or assemble quickly or carelessly, as in We knocked together the bookcases in about half an hour. [Late 1800s] See also: knock, together The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. knock together v. 1. To strike some pair or set of things against each other abruptly: We didn't have a drum to keep the beat, so I knocked a couple of sticks together. The guide showed us how to start a fire by knocking together certain kinds of rock. 2. To collide, especially repeatedly or glancingly: The two boats knocked together in the narrow channel. 3. To make, assemble, or build something quickly or carelessly: The editor knocked an article together for the front page. I knocked together a makeshift table out of some old lumber. See also: knock, together The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. knock something together and throw something together tv. to assemble something—such as a meal—at the last moment. Bob knocked together some lemon chicken and rice in only a few minutes. I’ll see if I can throw something together. See also: knock, something, together McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: knock something together reach first base for a start first in, best dressed be first out of the box hindside first be first past the post first refusal refusal first things first References in periodicals archive The duo always knock together something special and this is no exception. On The Pulse The kind Japanese even buy some of the goods we manage to amateurishly knock together on our own account. Pay homage to your Far East leaders Colin Montgomerie tried his hand at a bit of DIY yesterday - and managed to knock together his best round of the year. Repair man Monty's in the money There is a device we knock together to assist with chopping hinges into doors. Not patently obvious; Biz Bureau SO By getting in touch with your inner Noah to knock together an ark to adequately cope with the rain? Bank holidays are ideal for crawling on hands and knees Colly's knock together with handy contributions from Kevin Pietersen (48) and Flintoff (43) made sure England could post a testing total. Cricket: COLLY POWER; Cricket World Cup: England v Ireland England wobble but Collingwood calms nerves to give Vaughan's men victory
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