to knock something out

--> produce or create something quickly

I need to knock out this report in the next hour.
I need to knock this report out before lunch.

--> destroy something

Last night& #39;s storm knocked out power in our neighborhood/knocked the power out.

#phrasalverbs
knock it off

--> stop doing something

When the kids start to yell at each other, their mother yells, "Knock it off!"
knock out

--> to make unconscious

knockout

--> an extremely attractive person or the act of knocking someone out, as in boxing

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👨🏻" title="Mann (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Mann (heller Hautton)">Dude, your wife is a total knockout.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤵🏻‍♂️" title="Mann im Smoking (heller Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Mann im Smoking (heller Hautton)"> Yes, and if you lay a finger on her, I& #39;ll knock you out.
The number of expressions with KNOCK will knock your socks off.

knock/blow someone& #39;s socks off

--> amaze or impress

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇🏽" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten (mittlerer Hautton)">

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