knocks back
Downs in one
To knock back is to drink something quickly, often alcohol: She knocked back a shot of whiskey.
The phrase suggests decisive, unfussy consumption rather than sipping.
In British usage, knock back also means to cost someone money: That new car must have knocked you back a bit.
To be knocked back is to be rejected or refused: His application was knocked back twice.
- swigLarge hasty draught
- gulpHasty, large swallow
- refuseReject or garbage
- chugDrink in gulps
- bottoms upDrinking toast command
sip · repel · rebuff · guzzle · down · reject · shoots down · drink · dismiss · quaff · imbibe · slurp · deny · veto · belt · drain · slug · swill