knocking off
Calling it quits
Knocking off means stopping work for the day: We knock off at five.
It also means producing something quickly or carelessly: She knocked off three chapters in a weekend.
To knock off an amount is to deduct it: I'll knock off twenty dollars.
In criminal slang, knocking off means robbing a place or killing someone.
To knock off a product is to create an unauthorized copy.
- ceasingComing to an end
- quittingCeasing an activity
- quitting timeEnd of workday
- concludingBringing to an end
- finishingBringing to completion
clock out · clocking out · end of shift · terminating · call it a day · signing off · punch out · calling it quits · ending · deduct · subtract · plagiarize · wrap up · assassinate · counterfeit · bump off · taking out · forge
knocking offclocking in
Recording work arrival
punching in · reporting for duty · rolling up one's sleeves · getting down to business
knocking offsaving
Reserving for future use
sparing · returning · restoring · giving back · protecting
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