knock off
phrasal verbknock off | knock off something
- (informal) to stop doing something, especially work
- Do you want to knock off early today?
- What time do you knock off work?
- Let's knock off for lunch.
knock somebody off
- (slang) to murder somebody
knock something off
- (informal) to complete something quickly and without much effort
- He knocks off three novels a year.
- (British English, slang) to steal something; to steal from a place
- to knock off a load of recording equipment
- to knock off a bank
knock something off | knock something off something
- (informal) to reduce the price or value of something
- They knocked off $60 because of a scratch.
- The news knocked 13% off the company's shares.