knock\ about

knock\ about
1. III
1) knock about smb. /smb. about/ call. knock about one's wife (each other, etc.) поколотить жену и т. д.
2) knock about smth. сои. the gloves must be knocking about the room somewhere перчатки, должно быть, валяются где-то в комнате; that old thing has been knocking about the house for years это старье годами валяется где-то в доме
2. IV
knock about smth. in some manner coll. he's knocked about the world quite a bit он немало побродил по свету, где он только не побывал
3. XI
be knocked about in some manner our boat was awfully knocked about by the waves нашу лодку сильно потрепало волнами; our ship has been terribly knocked about in battle наш корабль сильно пострадал в бою; the furniture was badly knocked about in transit при перевозке мебель изрядно пострадала; he was badly knocked about его здорово отделали; the car was badly knocked about машина была сильно помята
4. XVI
coll. knock about over (in) some place knock about all over the world (all over Asia, all over Europe, etc.) бродить /скитаться/ по всему свету и т. д., he has knocked about in Africa for years он годами разъезжал по Африке; knock about for some time he knocked about for half an hour он поболтался там с полчаса; knock about with smb. he knocks about with some odd characters он водит компанию с какими-то странными типами

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