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    Phrasal verbs/ knock

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    Phrasal verbs/ knock
    Message from mohammad51 posted on 08-12-2023 at 08:55:57 (D | E | F)
    Hello
    I got this exercise from one book; the author is Spanish.

    The exercise I solved below, but for question " 7 "I am not sure of the answer.

    As you know any phrasal verb can have more than one meaning
    By the way ( knock down and knock over ) = can have the same meaning but according to how to use in the contex.

    around, away, back , down, off, on, out , over, up

    1. He was knocking….on the door; there seemed to be nobody in. ( at or on both OK)
    2. I'm afraid she's always knocking down with the wrong people.
    3. In case I don't hear the alarm clock, knock me up tomorrow. will you?
    4. I'm fed up with my job. If only I could knock off for a year or two! = to leave work ( quit job)
    5. I heard you knocked back quite a few drinks last night, didn't you?
    6. He was knocked down by a motorbike on his way home.
    7. I guess he's knocking off quite a bit; he must be 48 now. ??
    It seems to me the meaning is that someone avoids saying the truth or perhaps exaggerates
    I searched the whole online and could not find a meaning in this sense

    8. I bumped into a door and it nearly knocked me down!
    9. She's in hospital after being knocked down by a bicycle.


    Re: Phrasal verbs/ knock from mohammad51, posted on 08-12-2023 at 14:58:46 (D | E)
    I searched and found some helpful books

    The correct answers :

    1. He was knocking away on the door; there seemed to be nobody in.
    2. I'm afraid she's always knocking around with the wrong people.
    3. In case I don't hear the alarm clock, knock me up tomorrow. will you?
    4. I'm fed up with my job. If only I could knock off for a year or two!
    5. I heard you knocked back quite a few drinks last night, didn't you?
    6. He was knocked over/ down by a motorbike on his way home.
    7. I guess he's knocking on quite a bit; he must be 48 now.
    8. I bumped into a door and it nearly knocked me out !
    9. She's in hospital after being knocked down by a bicycle.



    Re: Phrasal verbs/ knock from gerold, posted on 08-12-2023 at 17:16:50 (D | E)
    Hello

    To be knocking on (a bit) simply means "to be getting old", there's no idea of exaggeration.

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