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keep in = make someone stay inside (at home, at school, in hospital etc) examples:
Mum kept me in yesterday because I hadn ‘t done my homework.
The teacher said that if anybody makes too much noise in class, she will keep him in during recess as a punishment.
Tommy was kept in after school again.
He wasn ‘t feeling very well, so his mother kept him in .
The doctors are keeping him in to run more tests.
She was feeling alright but the doctors kept her in as a precaution.
I kept in during the storm.
She kept in during her husband ‘s illness.
I kept in for a long time after my mother ‘s death.
Don ‘t keep the children in just because it ‘s cold. Just dress them up in thick jackets and scarfs and let them play in the snow.
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knock back = drink quickly
examples:
He knocked back five glasses of whisky in ten minutes! You ‘d better drive him home! She poured some vodka into a glass and knocked it back as if it were water.
He ‘s been knocking back alcohol for some time now. What is wrong with him?
We just knocked back some beers and talked. It was relaxing.
You said you would drink at your daughter ‘s wedding, so knock it back ! Bottoms up! Empty your glass!
Stop knocking back the champagne in front of our guests!
I didn ‘t know you drink so much! You can really knock it back , can’t you?
He just barged into the bar, knocked back two pints of beer and left.
You can ‘t just knock back coffee like this. Take your time when you drink coffee.
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keep in = make someone stay inside (at home, at school, in hospital etc) examples:
Mum kept me in yesterday because I hadn ‘t done my homework.
The teacher said that if anybody makes too much noise in class, she will keep him in during recess as a punishment.
Tommy was kept in after school again.
He wasn ‘t feeling very well, so his mother kept him in .
The doctors are keeping him in to run more tests.
She was feeling alright but the doctors kept her in as a precaution.
I kept in during the storm.
She kept in during her husband ‘s illness.
I kept in for a long time after my mother ‘s death.
Don ‘t keep the children in just because it ‘s cold. Just dress them up in thick jackets and scarfs and let them play in the snow.
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knock together = make quickly
examples:
knocked together an omelette in no time.We knocked together some sandwiches for lunch.
She knocked together a pizza with all the ingredients she found in the fridge.
Tommy knocked together a little dog house for the puppy he found on the street.
The nurse knocked together a paper boat and gave it to the little boy to play.
He knocked together a table with pieces of wood he had.
It would be nice to knock some bookshelves together for the children ‘s room.
I could knock together a snack, if you want.
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knock together = make quickly
examples:
knocked together an omelette in no time.We knocked together some sandwiches for lunch.
She knocked together a pizza with all the ingredients she found in the fridge.
Tommy knocked together a little dog house for the puppy he found on the street.
The nurse knocked together a paper boat and gave it to the little boy to play.
He knocked together a table with pieces of wood he had.
It would be nice to knock some bookshelves together for the children ‘s room.
I could knock together a snack, if you want.
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knock up = make quickly
examples:
When we got back home we were very hungry and we knocked up some pasta. I can knock up a pizza if you want. We could knock up an omelette and salad. The children knocked up a little house under the tree using boxes. He knocked up a website with educational material for kids. There were no more beds, so we knocked up two more beds with two carpets and a mattress. I knocked up a list of some things we are going to need for the party.
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knock up = make quickly
examples:
When we got back home we were very hungry and we knocked up some pasta. I can knock up a pizza if you want. We could knock up an omelette and salad. The children knocked up a little house under the tree using boxes. He knocked up a website with educational material for kids. There were no more beds, so we knocked up two more beds with two carpets and a mattress. I knocked up a list of some things we are going to need for the party.
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knock off = reduce
examples:
Lucky for us, they knocked off the price. They knocked off 200 euros and we decided to buy it. I am sure you can knock off a few more dollars. They knock off 10% if you pay right away. We managed to knock 300 euros off the price. She is quite old but her make-up and clothes really knock years off her age.
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knock off = reduce
examples:
Lucky for us, they knocked off the price. They knocked off 200 euros and we decided to buy it. I am sure you can knock off a few more dollars. They knock off 10% if you pay right away. We managed to knock 300 euros off the price. She is quite old but her make-up and clothes really knock years off her age.
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knock off = reduce
examples:
Lucky for us, they knocked off the price. They knocked off 200 euros and we decided to buy it. I am sure you can knock off a few more dollars. They knock off 10% if you pay right away. We managed to knock 300 euros off the price. She is quite old but her make-up and clothes really knock years off her age.
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