Back Knock Reject Sb/Sth Knocked English Meaning Refuse

Meaning: to reject someone or something or to refuse a request for something

• knock sb/sth back Even though another company offered Sarah a bigger salary, she knocked them back and stayed with our company.
  
  
• knock back sb/sth Lots of men have asked Marylin to marry them, but she has knocked back all of them.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with knock back (2): request, application, offer, proposal, proposition

Variety: Thisis typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.