Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal)To go ahead; to do as one pleases; to enjoy oneself; to endeavor very hard at a task.

    "These cookies are my favorite! Can I have some?" "Sure, knock yourself out." (i.e., have as many as you want)

    (sarcastically, indicating lack of interest) "I'm going to the store." / "Knock yourself out."

Examples

84 sentences

  1. Have you ever been knocked out?

    deBist du schon einmal k. o. geschlagen worden? — Waldelfe

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  2. That knocked the wind out of me.

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  3. He was knocked out by a punch in the first round.

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  4. The guard had been knocked out and his gun was missing.

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  5. Tom was knocked out.

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Forms

knocks oneself out, knocking oneself out, knocked oneself out, knocked oneself out
Base formknock oneself out · to knock oneself out
3rd person singularknocks oneself out
Present participleknocking oneself out
Past simpleknocked oneself out
Past participleknocked oneself out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyknock oneself out
he, she, itknocks oneself out

Past simpleLesson

all personsknocked oneself out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave knocked oneself out
he, she, ithas knocked oneself out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill knock oneself out

Word family

2 related words
Relatedhelp oneselfknock out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
knobknockA2knockoutknotB2
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