get a knock

Frequency: 6.05.1 per million words

to receive a blow or injury

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Examples (10)

  • He got a knock on the head during the football match.
  • The car got a small knock when reversing out of the parking space.
  • After the fall, she got a painful knock on her knee.
  • His confidence got a severe knock after failing the exam.
  • The antique vase got a bad knock while being moved.
  • The team's morale got a knock after losing three games in a row.
  • Did you get a knock when you fell off your bike?
  • My phone screen got a little knock and now it has a crack.
  • She was careful not to get a knock on her freshly painted car door.
  • The company's reputation got a serious knock due to the scandal.