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

You can preorder the 40mm configuration for $299.99, or the 44mm model for $329.99, and AT&T will knock up to $200 off if you trade in an eligible device.

From The Verge • Aug. 11, 2021

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

You are so very virtuous that to knock up against your purity flings a man back on himself and inclines him to the other extreme.

From Grit Lawless by Young, F.E. Mills