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Terms for subject Informal containing knock on | all forms | exact matches only | in specified order only
| English | Russian |
| knock flat on butt | огорошить (Used literally, the phrase means that he knocked you down so that your buttocks hit the ground. John wasn't looking where he was going when he came around that corner. He ran right into me, and knocked me flat on my ass. Used figuratively, it means that what he did so surprised or shocked or impressed or startled you, that you might be expected to have such a reaction. I had no idea that Tony could speak any language besides English, but when he started speaking to Mr. Patel in Hindi, and then turned to Mr. Wong and repeated the conversation in Cantonese, he just knocked me flat on my ass! 4uzhoj) |
| knock on all the doors | обстучать (pf of обстукивать) |
| knock on all the doors | обстукивать (impf of обстучать) |
| knock on the door | стукнуться в дверь |
| knock a few times on the door | потолкаться в дверь |
| knock on the door of | толкнуться |
| knock on the door of | толкаться (with в + acc.) |
| knock on the head | убить кого-либо ударом в голову |
| knock on the head | прикончить (кого-либо) |
| knock on wood | тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (I'm glad I don't have any of those problems, knock on wood. 4uzhoj) |
| knock on wood | поплюй (чтобы не сглазить 4uzhoj) |