have a knock

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to experience a blow or setback

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Examples (10)

  • 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.