knock off

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar o fim do expediente ou de uma atividade, uma redução de preço, ou a produção rápida e descuidada de algo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate stopping work, reducing a price, or producing something quickly and carelessly.

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Stop workinginformal

   To finish work for the day; to stop an activity.

   Parar de trabalhar

   • We knocked off early on Friday.
   • He knocked off at 5 PM sharp.
   • Let's knock off for lunch.

   Sinônimoscall it a dayclock outfinishquit

   Antônimoslaborstarttoilwork

2. Reduce priceinformal

   To lower the price of something, often by a specific amount.

   Baixar o preço

   • The seller knocked off 10% for cash payment.
   • She knocked off $20 from the original price.
   • Can you knock off a few dollars?

   Sinônimoscutdiscountlowermark downreduce

   Antônimoshikeincreaseraise

3. Produce quicklyinformal

   To produce something quickly and often carelessly.

   Fazer rapidamente

   • He knocked off a few sketches in minutes.
   • She knocked off a report before the deadline.
   • They knocked off a copy of the design.

   Sinônimoschurn outcrank outdash offthrow togethertoss offwhip up

4. Steal or robslang

   To steal something or commit a robbery.

   Roubar

   • They knocked off a convenience store last night.
   • He was arrested for knocking off a car.
   • The gang knocked off a bank in broad daylight.

   Sinônimosburglarizehold upnickpinchrobstealstick upswipe

Verbo baseknock