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knock on woodA self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck.Rate it:

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knock on woodTo take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted my a presumptuous statement.Rate it:

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knock on woodHave not had a misfortune yet.Rate it:

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Knock on WoodThose having superstitious beliefs such as knocking on wood save them to have a bad luckRate it:

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how much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?a tongue twister; if spoken over and over this phrase is hard to say without making a mistakeRate it:

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touch woodTo make contact with wood to avert bad luck, in accordance with a folk practice.Rate it:

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babes in the woodCriminals in the stocks, or pillory.Rate it:

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dead woodPersonnel no longer contributing to an organization.Rate it:

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dead woodDead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.Rate it:

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saw woodTo snore loudly.Rate it:

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touch woodHopefully; said while touching something wooden, to avert superstitious bad luck from what has just been said.Rate it:

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knock oneself outto grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal, especially when the speaker is not interested in its outcome.Rate it:

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knock the living daylights out ofTo knock out; to hit and cause to be unconscious.Rate it:

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knock overTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo do a relaxing activity.Rate it:

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knock downTo hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.Rate it:

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knock upTo become exhausted or worn out; to fail of strength; to become wearied, as with labor; to give out.Rate it:

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knock backTo drink an alcoholic beverage swiftly or often.Rate it:

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knock outTo put someone to sleep.Rate it:

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knock outTo render someone unconscious, as by a blow to the head.Rate it:

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knock outTo strike or bump someone or something out.Rate it:

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knock upTo exhaust; wear out; weary; beat; tire out; to fatigue until unable to do more.Rate it:

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knock upTo impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.Rate it:

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knock togetherTo assemble something quickly; to knock up.Rate it:

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knock aboutAn informal game, usually football.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo hit someone, or behave violently towards them.Rate it:

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knock downTo reduce the price of.Rate it:

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knock outTo complete, especially in haste; knock off.Rate it:

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knock outTo exhaust a person or animal.Rate it:

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knock overTo rob; to stage a heist.Rate it:

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knock upTo gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.Rate it:

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knock upIn the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.Rate it:

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knock downTo drink fast.Rate it:

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knock out of the boxTo cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.Rate it:

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knock the wind out of your sailsTo make you feel less confident or determined.Rate it:

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Knock Your Socks OffTo startle, shock, thrill, astonish, or amaze someoneRate it:

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a real knock out!A very attractive woman. So deemed because her attractiveness is so stunning that it can (figuratively) knock you out.Rate it:

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don't knock it till you've tried itDon't criticise something before having experienced it.Rate it:

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don't knock yourself outDon't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).Rate it:

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knock AnthonySaid of an in-kneed person, or one whose knees knock together; to cuff Jonas.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo spend time with someone as a friend.Rate it:

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knock aroundTo be in an unknown place.Rate it:

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knock downSold with a blow from the gavel.Rate it:

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knock downTo demolish.Rate it:

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knock for a loopTo astonish; to surprise very much.Rate it:

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knock it offStop doing something; desist.Rate it:

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knock it outTo complete the given task.Rate it:

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knock offAn imitation, especially one of poorer quality.Rate it:

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knock onTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.Rate it:

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knock one down with a featherAlternative form of knock one over with a feather.Rate it:

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