Vocabulary
Kick, knock, back
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I handed in my last report, and all I wanted to do was to kick back and enjoy my holiday. I was walking home, my good mood was just starting to kick in, and all of a sudden I was knocked down by some man running down the street. He actually knocked meout, and when I woke up I was in the hospital. It turned out that there were plenty of witnesses to back up my story, and the police found the man. That was not exactly the way I had intended to kick off my holiday, but the rest of the week was very nice so I guess all’s well that ends well.
kick out – to force someone to leave
They were kicked out of the pub for fighting.
kick off – to start
The tour kicks off with a concert in London.
kick back – to relax
I spent the evening kicking back at a piano bar near my flat.
kick in – to start to work or have an effect
You’ll feel better when the antibiotics kick in.
knock down – to hit or push someone (or something) so they fall to the floor
The wind was strong enough to knock down the trees on the side of the road.
knock off – to reduce the price or value of something
We’ve knocked $20 off the price.
knock out – to make someone become unconscious
The boxer was knocked out in the seventh round of the fight.
back down – to take back a claim or demand that you have made
His critics were forced to back down.
back out – to decide not to do something that you had agreed or promised to do
Everything’s arranged, it is too late to back out now.
back up – to say or show that what somebody else says is true, to support
If I tell my parents I was with you, will you back me up?