| Sentence | I think I'll knock off for the evening and go to bed. |
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| Definition | ( idiomatic , https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic intransitive ) To https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#intransitive quit ; stop doing work or other activity. The term originated from the practice aboard slave galleys to have a man beat time for the rowers by knocking on a block or drum; when he stopped, the rowers could rest.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quit |
Tags: knock, off
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