knock about

ortalıkta durmak, bir yerlerde bulunmak

Genellikle unutulmuş veya yerine kaldırılmamış olarak yakınlarda bir yerde bulunmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To be somewhere nearby, often forgotten or without a proper place.

• My keys are knocking about somewhere.
• We had an old radio knocking about in the garage.
• Are there any pencils knocking about in your bag?

Nasıl kullanılır: be knocking about somewhere (There are some spare batteries knocking about in the drawer.)

Eş anlamlılar: lie around

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: knock about somewhere, knock about the house

dövmek, hırpalamak

Birine tekrar tekrar vurmak veya onu şiddet kullanarak hırpalamak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To hit someone repeatedly or treat them roughly and violently.

• The bullies knocked him about.
• He was arrested for knocking his partner about.
• Don’t knock that old furniture about; it breaks easily.

Nasıl kullanılır: knock someone about (The gang knocked him about before taking his wallet.)

Eş anlamlılar: beat up, batter, mistreat

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: knock about someone, knock about something

dolaşmak, ortalıkta dolaşmak

Belirli bir plan olmadan oradan oraya gitmek veya kişiden kişiye geçmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To move around without a clear plan, or pass from person to person.

• We knocked about town all afternoon.
• She knocked about abroad before settling in London.
• That story has been knocking about for years.

Nasıl kullanılır: knock about somewhere (He knocked about Europe for a year.)

Eş anlamlılar: roam, wander, circulate

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: knock about town, knock about Europe

takılmak, birlikte vakit geçirmek

Biriyle arkadaş olarak vakit geçirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To spend time with someone as friends.

• We knocked about together at school.
• Who do you knock about with these days?
• He stopped knocking about with that crowd last summer.

Nasıl kullanılır: knock about with someone (She used to knock about with my sister.)

Eş anlamlılar: hang out, socialize

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: knock about with someone, knock about together

vakit geçirmek, oylanmak

Bir yerde plansız, rahat uğraşlarla vakit geçirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To spend time in a place doing relaxed, unplanned activities.

• I like to knock about the garden.
• We knocked about the beach until sunset.
• He spent Saturday knocking about in his garage.

Nasıl kullanılır: knock about somewhere (We knocked about the house all Sunday.)

Eş anlamlılar: hang around, potter about

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: knock about home, knock about the garden

içip bitirmek, yuvarlamak

Bir içeceğin tamamını, genellikle hızlıca içmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To drink all of a drink, usually quickly.

• He knocked his drink about.
• They knocked a few pints about before supper.
• She knocked her whisky about and reached for her coat.

Nasıl kullanılır: knock something about (He knocked his beer about before leaving.)

Eş anlamlılar: knock back, down, finish

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: knock about a drink, knock about a pint