knocks around
Roams without purpose
Knocks around means to wander or spend time without fixed purpose: I knocked around Europe for a summer after college.
It can also mean to treat roughly or abuse: Her ex-husband used to knock her around.
To knock around an idea is to discuss it casually: Let's knock around some possibilities before we commit.
- roamTravel without fixed purpose
- relaxBecome less tense
- mingleInteract socially with others
- exploreTravel to discover
- putterClub for short strokes
carefree · free spirit · lounge · drift · saunter · traipse · amble · venture · dawdle · gallivant · chat · aimless · loaf · kill time · discover · fraternize · meander · mill about
stability/settlement
knocks aroundsettles down
Becomes calm or established
puts down roots · stays put · takes root · nests · anchors
purposefulness
knocks aroundbuckles down
Begins concentrated effort
applies oneself · focuses · commits · concentrates · toils