knock about

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The 10% tariff would knock about 0.1% to 0.2% off the affected countries’ gross domestic product, Goldman Sachs’ chief European economist Sven Jari Stehn estimated in a research note.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Today, we'll knock about 40 degrees off that number.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022

The ball inside would knock about, shattering the quiet night.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2018

Nashville GM David Poile said cap situations put five or six teams in position for top-end free agents — and knock about half the league out of the running.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2018

Besides, it is great fun to live here; the weather just now is grand, and I knock about all day in a sleigh, and do nothing but enjoy it and meditate.

From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry