英语词汇“to knock the bottom out of”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to knock the bottom out of: (figurative) to render invalid, make of no effect, bring to nought. (Cf. ‘It won't hold water’.) colloquial. Also (slang) to knock the end in or off: to spoil the whole affair (? obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > confound, confute [phrase]

bray1535

to beat the nail back1581

to nail (a fact, information, etc.) to the counter1842

to nail a lie (also charge, etc.)1843

to sew up one's stocking1859

to knock galley-west1875

to knock the bottom out of1875

to shoot down in flames1943

1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 93 This explanation knocks the bottom out of a great many theories.

1887 R. Churchill in Times (Weekly ed.) 24 June 9/3 We shall have knocked the bottom out of Home Rule.

1919 Athenæum 8 Aug. 727/2 To ‘knock the end in’ is to spoil the whole show.

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 138 Knock the end off, to, to spoil anything.

单词	to knock the bottom out of
释义	> as lemmas to knock the bottom out of b. to knock the bottom out of: (figurative) to render invalid, make of no effect, bring to nought. (Cf. ‘It won't hold water’.) colloquial. Also (slang) to knock the end in or off: to spoil the whole affair (? obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > confound, confute [phrase] bray1535 to beat the nail back1581 to nail (a fact, information, etc.) to the counter1842 to nail a lie (also charge, etc.)1843 to sew up one's stocking1859 to knock galley-west1875 to knock the bottom out of1875 to shoot down in flames1943 1875 W. McIlwraith Guide Wigtownshire 93 This explanation knocks the bottom out of a great many theories. 1887 R. Churchill in Times (Weekly ed.) 24 June 9/3 We shall have knocked the bottom out of Home Rule. 1919 Athenæum 8 Aug. 727/2 To ‘knock the end in’ is to spoil the whole show. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 138 Knock the end off, to, to spoil anything. extracted from knockv. < as lemmas
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