knock up
Example Sentences
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"Almost anyone can knock up a batch of scones, or fairy cakes, or a decent Victoria sponge, or even a Christmas cake without too much effort," Cloake said.
From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022
The current promo makes for an excellent collection of discounts, but if you have an eligible device to trade in, you can also knock up to an additional $450 off your purchase.
From The Verge • Apr. 16, 2022
Forecasters warn that with no resolution, the conflict could knock up to 0.5 percentage points off global growth through 2020.
From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2018
If app-store commissions fell to a blended rate of 5 to 15 percent, that would knock up to 21 percent off estimates of Apple’s earnings, before interest and tax, by fiscal 2020, Macquarie estimated.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2018
I'll give you the benefit of my experience as a 'tec, and with my plot and your own writing we'll be able to knock up a story for the paper I talk of.
From The Opal Serpent by Hume, Fergus
