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knock about or around

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? knock about (Brit) or around
vi (inf)
(person)herumziehen (→ prep obj in +dat); to knock around the houseim Haus rumgammeln (inf); he has knocked about or around a biter ist schon (ganz schön) (he)rumgekommen (inf); who’s he knocking about or around with these days?mit wem hängt er denn jetzt so herum? (inf)
(object)herumliegen (→ prep obj in +dat); (boxes etc)herumstehen
vt sep
(= ill-treat)verprügeln, schlagen; he was badly knocked about in the accidenter ist bei dem Unfall ziemlich zugerichtet worden; he knocks her about or arounder (ver)prügelt sie ständig
(= damage)ramponieren (inf), → beschädigen
to knock a ball about or aroundein paar Bälle schlagen


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