have a knock
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to experience a blow or setback
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- He had a slight knock on his knee during the game.
- The car had a minor knock in the parking lot.
- After the defeat, the team's confidence had a big knock.
- She had a nasty knock on the head when she fell.
- The project had a few knocks, but we managed to finish it.
- Economically, the country has had several knocks recently.
- Despite the setbacks, his spirit never took a knock.
- The company's reputation had a severe knock after the scandal.
- It's important to keep going even when you have a few knocks.
- Their initial enthusiasm had a bit of a knock after the first failure.