knock off

たたき落とす

人や物をたたいて、その場所から落とす。

やさしい英語で： To make someone or something fall from a place by hitting them.

• The ball knocked my hat off.
• A passing truck knocked her off her bike.
• Be careful not to knock the cup off the table.

使い方： knock someone/something off something (The branch knocked him off his bike.)

類義語： dislodge

よく使う表現： knock off a hat, knock off something

値引きする、差し引く

価格や数量、予定時間から一定の分を減らす。

やさしい英語で： To reduce a price, amount, or estimated time by a certain amount.

• They knocked five dollars off.
• The seller knocked ten percent off the price.
• This shortcut could knock twenty minutes off our journey.

使い方： knock an amount off something (They knocked ten pounds off the bill.)

類義語： deduct, subtract, reduce

反対語： add

よく使う表現： knock off ten pounds, knock off twenty percent

仕事を切り上げる

普通はその日の仕事や作業を終える。

やさしい英語で： To stop working or doing an activity, usually for the day.

• We knock off at six.
• The builders knocked off early yesterday.
• Shall we knock off for lunch?

使い方： knock off at + time (We knock off at five on Fridays.)

類義語： finish work, stop work

反対語： start work

よく使う表現： knock off early, knock off work