- Knock silly
- strike heavily
Dictionary of Australian slang . 2013.
Knock silly
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knock silly — Australian Slang strike heavily … English dialects glossary
knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
silly — /ˈsɪli / (say silee) adjective (sillier, silliest) 1. lacking good sense; foolish; stupid. 2. absurd or ridiculous. 3. Cricket (of a fielding position) close in to the batsman s wicket: silly mid off. 4. Colloquial (euphemistic) ineffectual;… …
knock·about — /ˈnɑːkəˌbaʊt/ adj, always used before a noun : noisy or rough often in a silly or amusing way knockabout humor He lived a knockabout life in the city … Useful english dictionary
Knock me silly — a billy (used to boil water) … Dictionary of Australian slang
knock me silly — Australian Slang a billy (used to boil water) … English dialects glossary
punish — v 1. penalize, discipline, take disciplinary action; sentence, imprison, lock up, Sl. send up river, Sl. throw the book at, Inf. come down hard on, fine, amerce, mulct; correct, admonish, reprove, chasten, chastise; castigate, criticize, scold,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
knockabout — knock|a|bout [ˈnɔkəbaut US ˈna:k ] adj [only before noun] BrE knockabout humour involves making fun of someone or something in a rough way, or behaving in a silly way … Dictionary of contemporary English
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