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.