knock about

knock about
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1)

Our elder son has been knocking about the Continent for several months — Наш старший сын болтается по Европе уже несколько месяцев

He has knocked about the world quite a bit — Он изрядно помотался по свету

He has knocked about all over Asia — Он побывал во всех азиатских странах

My uncle has been knocking about in Africa most of his life — Мой дядя прожил в Африке почти всю жизнь

2)

That tramp has been knocking about here for months — Этот бродяга ошивается здесь уже несколько месяцев

When he was a kid, he used to knock about the market trying to find a little work to earn a few coppers — Когда он был пацаном, то часто околачивался на рынке, стараясь подзаработать несколько пенсов

3)

Your gloves must be knocking about somewhere — Твои перчатки где-нибудь валяются

4)

The idea of world government has been knocking about for some time, but no one seems to take it seriously — Идея о всемирном правительстве не нова, но никто, кажется, ее не воспринимает всерьез

There's plenty of money knocking about if you know where to look — Деньги водятся у многих, и, причем, большие деньги. Главное - знать, где их искать

Is the same fellow knocking about? I thought he had left years ago — Здесь по-прежнему тот же парень? Я думал, что он уволился несколько лет назад

5)

He bought his wife an old car just for knocking about in — Он купил для жены подержанный автомобиль, чтобы она моталась в нем куда хочет

6)

I wear these old trousers for knocking about in the garden — Я надеваю эти старые штаны, когда вожусь в саду

II phrvt infml

They say he knocks his wife about — Говорят, что он бьет свою жену


Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . . 2003.

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  • knock\ about — • knock about • knock around v To travel without a plan; go where you please. After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father s business. Compare: kick around …   Словарь американских идиом

  • knock about — ► knock about (or around) informal 1) travel or spend time without a specific purpose. 2) happen to be present. Main Entry: ↑knock …   English terms dictionary

  • knock about — index ill use Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • knock about — phrasal verb knock around or knock about Word forms knock around : present tense I/you/we/they knock around he/she/it knocks around present participle knocking around past tense knocked around past participle knocked around informal 1) British… …   English dictionary

  • knock about — 1. noun an informal game, usually football 2. verb a) to spend time with someone as a friend I used to knock about with John when we were younger. b) To do a relaxing activity. I like to knock …   Wiktionary

  • knock about — travel without a plan, go where one pleases We decided to go to Brazil and knock about for a couple of months …   Idioms and examples

  • knock about/knock around  — [v] roam, wander drift, ramble, range, rove, traipse, travel, walk; concepts 151,224 Ant. stay, wait …   New thesaurus

  • knock about (or around) — informal 1》 spend time or travel without a specific purpose. 2》 happen to be present. → knock …   English new terms dictionary

  • knock about — Synonyms and related words: abuse, bat around, batter, bruise, buffet, bum, count ties, divagate, do violence to, do wrong by, do wrong to, drift, flit, gad, gad about, gallivant, go about, go the rounds, hit the road, hit the trail, hobo, ill… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • knock about — or[knock around] {v.} To travel without a plan; go where you please. * /After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father s business./ Compare: KICK AROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • knock about — or[knock around] {v.} To travel without a plan; go where you please. * /After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father s business./ Compare: KICK AROUND …   Dictionary of American idioms


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