knock sb/sth back betydelse and definition

Betydelse av knock sb/sth back på svenska

• 0 to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially by stopping them from achieving something:

  • Disappointing results from the company knocked its shares back to just 51p.

  • She missed out on the promotion, but refused to be knocked back.

• 1 to refuse to accept or agree to something:

  • The proposed merger of the two companies was knocked back by competition authorities in Australia.

  • Ofgem's role is to approve that pricing regime, and it has twice knocked back what the company is proposing.