Know a thing or two (about someone or something)
To be well informed about someone or something.My father works in a software company and he knows a thing or two about computers.
To be well informed about someone or something.My father works in a software company and he knows a thing or two about computers.
A very beautiful woman.The man said that the woman who he saw at the bus stop was a knockout.
To destroy someone's confidence, to destroy someone's emotional or financial or moral base.The teacher knocked the props out from under the... Read more →
To finish something, to do something, to make something (often in haste or carelessly).The small furniture company is able to knock off tables... Read more →
To drink something (usually alcohol or medicine).The medicine tasted terrible but I was able to knock it down.
To hit someone very hard (in the head), to beat someone up.The man was very angry and threatened to knock the block off anyone who came near him.
Friends and relatives.All of our kith and kin attended the anniversary for my parents.
The entire amount of something, everything.I took the whole kit and caboodle of my fishing supplies when I went fishing.
To flatter someone in the hope of getting a benefit or reward or a promotion.One of our co-workers always likes to kiss up to our supervisor.
To lose something."You can kiss your computer good-bye. It is totally destroyed."