| 单词 | knock-down |
| 例句 | His operas would be for the common people, at sensible, knock-down prices. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z This requires the protagonists' personal issues to take a back burner to knock-down CGI wallop fests that destroy local ecosystems or ravage many square miles' worth of real estate. Bad romance: The problem with "Thor" is that the MCU is better at thunder than love 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Every family occasion became knock-down verbal warfare, with me fighting for my right to dress as I chose. Mom’s girly presents to me 2013-12-24T23:00:00Z Big Mama's bling was made possible by the fortunate find of several metres of emerald, beaded fabric at a knock-down price. Behind the scenes: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at West Yorkshire Playhouse 2012-10-05T14:45:40Z But despite the trouble they encounter on the way, the jokey camaraderie between French and Sue soon gets fraught, culminating in an extended, knock-down, drag-out fight in an alley. "Debt Collectors" star talks brawl that is a "straight rip-off" of "They Live" fight scene 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z And the knock-down, drag-out brawl between these two gorgeous women is probably the only thing anyone will remember about this movie afterward. Ranking Beyonce's film performances 2012-10-18T15:22:17Z But it also attributes a chronic injury to Davis’s hip to a knock-down, drag-out fight with Taylor around 1965, in the course of which Taylor strikes the first blow before Davis hits her back. Kind of Clichéd: How the Miles Davis Movie Could Have Been Better 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “The play ends with a rather brutal scene — a big, knock-down, drag-out fight that you would think would tear Taylor and Burton apart but is actually what ends up cementing their relationship,” Mr. Balaban said. This Movie Romance Scandalized a Nation. Now It’s a Drama Onstage. 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z There were those famous knock-down, drag-out fights with Burton, and she loved it. Paglia on Taylor: "A luscious, opulent, ripe fruit!" 2011-03-24T02:58:00Z The knock-down, drag-out she and Will proceed to have in the middle of the office made me question it further: How could these two gasbags command anyone’s respect? “Newsroom”: Aaron Sorkin does “The Daily Show” 2012-06-20T00:00:00Z “We had a couple real knock-down, drag-out fights. We fundamentally disagreed about some things.” Death of a Downtown Icon: Remembering Benjamin Cho 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z The new video also glimpses some of the globe-trotting locales, fiery explosions and knock-down, drag-out fights featured in the film, which hits theaters April 3. 'Furious 7' extended trailer: Skydiving cars? Sure, why not. 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z It was a low-rent, knock-down, barroom brawl of a show that splashed around in humanity’s very worst excesses. How The Jerry Springer Show splashed around in humanity’s worst excesses 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z If you were hoping for a knock-down, drag-out fight between two queen vampires, there was only disappointment in store. ‘American Horror Story’ Season 5, Episode 11: Hotel California 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z If it comes down to a mom-on-mom knock-down drag-out, my money’s on Mrs. D. If — as I suspect — Michael Gregson still lives, and things devolve into a nasty custody battle … well, all bets are off. 'Downton Abbey' Recap: If You Show Me Your Piero Della Francesca . . . 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Former owner Bill Thwaytes, of Penrith in Cumbria said he was told it was a copy - and he sold it at a knock-down price. Is this the work of Caravaggio? 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z We never see a real fight, an ugly, knock-down, drag out marital blow-up. Apatow’s This Is 40: Way Too Many Scenes From a Marriage 2012-12-19T15:00:17Z We know Jakku was the site of a long-ago knock-down, drag-out battle between the remnants of the Empire and the rising forces of the Rebellion’s new republic. Watch a Star Wars Desert Speeder Race Around 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The Ducks are not as likely to be pushed around, but it has become apparent that Utah is not giving up its Pac-12 crown without a knock-down, drag-out fight. College football picks: Brutal stretch run in Pac-12 is obstacle to breaking CFP drought 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “So, it’s going to be all all of us want tomorrow. It’s going to be a knock-down drag-out and it should be fun.” PGA Tour rookie Trevor Cone shoots 63 to take the lead in the rainy Barbasol Championship 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z GM created General Motors Iran Ltd., which produced the Seville and other vehicles from so-called knock-down kits from Detroit. In Iran, a restorer brings back to life famed Cadillac Sevilles once assembled in the country 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z “I didn’t go in with any anticipation of a knock-down, drag-out, but surprise, surprise,” Ms. Barron, 71, said in an interview. Residents’ Right to Be Rude Upheld by Massachusetts Supreme Court 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Pomerantz portrays the dispute not as a knock-down, drag-out clash, but as a legitimate difference of opinion shaped by lengthy Zoom calls and telephone conversations. Ex-prosecutor’s new book details fight over indicting Trump 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Theirs was the last quarterfinal, but it was the first knock-down, drag-out battle of what promises to be a glorious rivalry for the next 15 or so years. Column: Carlos Alcaraz-Jannik Sinner's thriller at U.S. Open shows men's tennis in good hands 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z They were all summoned to share what they know about the rancorous, knock-down, drag-out tech spectacle of the year: the fight between Twitter and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man. A Who’s Who of Silicon Valley Lawyers Up for the Musk-Twitter Trial 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Sevilles continued to be built from the remaining knock-down kits for several more years as Iran nationalized the GM Iran plant, creating the manufacturer Pars Khodro that stills exists today. In Iran, a restorer brings back to life famed Cadillac Sevilles once assembled in the country 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z He grew up in Long Beach, and his parents sometimes had knock-down fights that terrified him before their divorce. Homeless and hoarding in L.A.: The special struggles and anxieties of unhoused people 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z The other games are knock-down, drag-out point bonanzas rewarding whoever is the most aggressive player. Nintendo Switch Sports isn’t a must-own, but it’s a great party game 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Powell flashed his ability to be a knock-down shooter given the kind of space afforded by George’s presence in the paint as a driver. With Norman Powell and Paul George back, Clippers believe 'we can be dangerous' 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Farther south, tumultuous meetings showered Brooks with replacement canes, inscribed with slogans like “Use knock-down arguments.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Three years ago, Hollywood was engaged in a knock-down, drag-out fight over the future of cinema — what, exactly, constitutes a film — with the Oscars as the boxing ring. Streaming Took Over Hollywood. Will It Take Best Picture, Too? 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Having ridden an early Luton storm, Charlie Austin buried his header past the Hatters' Croatian goalkeeper early in the second, after Jimmy Dunne's cushioned knock-down into his path, to bring up the crucial second. Rangers up to fifth after Luton win 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Beijing’s crackdown is also prompting some miners to “undersell” mining equipment, helping knock-down prices, Zhang said. Mining rig maker Canaan argues against wholesale crackdown on bitcoin mining in China 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z From that moment, it looked ominous for the visitors, but Edouard nodded in after Kristoffer Ajer's knock-down at a corner to provide an almost instant riposte and keep the game alive and intriguing. Rangers ease aside 10-man Celtic 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z The right winger burst onto Conan’s knock-down at the back of a lineout, powered through the defensive line, and sidestepped May before muscling his way over in the right corner for a superb score. 6N: Ireland dominates England, gets another red in 32-18 win 2021-03-20T04:00:00Z Ms Stiasny was forced to sell it in August 1938 at a knock-down price to survive financially, months after the Nazis annexed Austria. France to return Klimt painting sold under duress during Nazi era 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Being in the room felt incredibly awkward, like listening to your neighbors have a knock-down, drag-out fight, except these are not your neighbors, they are your leaders.” A Picture and its Story - Protests, rallies and two impeachments: Trump's presidency in photographs 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Stevenson, the former Timberline High star in Lacey, Wash., returns home after two years at Wichita State heralded as a gritty competitor and a knock-down shooter. As UW men’s basketball gets set for season opener vs. No. 2 Baylor, here’s what to expect from Huskies in 2020 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Shaver’s songs evoked dusty back roads, rural isolation, bar fights, knock-down drag-out marital squabbles and money lost at poker games, as well as the near-destitution of his youth and his own lofty ambitions. Billy Joe Shaver, singer-songwriter who inspired outlaw country, dies at 81 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Harley manufactured just 4,500 motorcycles during that period, largely assembled from imported knock-down kits at its plant near New Delhi, which it will shut as part of its announced restructuring. Harley close to deal with India's Hero after stopping local manufacturing: sources 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z “This is will be a knock-down, drag-out fight to the very end,” Bill Stepien predicted on Friday as he held his first briefing in his new role with political reporters. 100 Days Out: Trump looks for game change as Biden makes gains 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z “This is will be a knock-down, drag-out fight to the very end,” Bill Stepien predicted on Friday as he held his first briefing with political reporters. Trump’s new campaign boss predicts ‘knock-down, drag-out fight’ 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z A “knock-down drag-out fight” fight erupted and was caught on surveillance video, he said. Brothers charged in LA brawl after refusing to wear masks 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Whether the movie is sending Cecilia up a ladder into a shadowy attic or staging a knock-down, drag-out melee in an open living room, it’s clear that Whannell has a keen sense of visual space. Review: Thanks to a superb Elisabeth Moss, this 'Invisible Man' is something to see 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “Bodegon” owners often buy online or partner with door-to-door services who scour chains for knock-down prices. Costco in Caracas: how Florida goods flood Venezuelan stores 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z “He’s a laser-guy, a knock-down shooter and he was able to get a pump fake, get a dribble and then knock it down.” Troy Daniels shows his value in Lakers' win over Jazz 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z "A good knock-down argument" is the definition given for "glory," not "haughty." Trump’s Twitter War on Spelling 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z The newly built plant in Thilawa Special Economic Zone in the suburbs of Yangon will produce about 2,500 vehicles each year using the semi knock-down method, Toyota said in a statement. Toyota to set up Myanmar plant to assemble Hilux trucks 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Hanshaw is correct to foresee a knock-down, drag-out fight over some issues, and also to do what he can to keep that from holding up other types of improvements. West Virginia editorial roundup 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z “For the last four months, I’ve been in a knock-down, drag-out fight in the White House and the Defense Department,” Gingrich said at a Committee for Present Danger: China event April 10. Opinion | On 5G, the United States is building Betamax while China builds VHS 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The scheme, they lamented, was selling off properties at knock-down prices to the big banks and large private equity firms, putting homeowners at risk of being turfed out. Julián Castro: mayor, housing secretary and America's first Latino president? 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z In the Andrich case, they say they were called for trespassing and then had a “knock-down, drag-out fight,” getting one handcuff on Mr. Andrich before he broke free, injuring an officer’s knee. How Phoenix Explains a Rise in Police Violence: It’s the Civilians’ Fault 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z They felt cheated that new investors are getting a share of the company at a knock-down price. Patisserie Valerie share issue plan backed 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “Of course you don’t – till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’” Can we choose our own identity? 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z “Everybody says you’ve got to hit it low, knock-down, punch shots. You do,” Johnson said of the course. Americans Kisner and Zach Johnson share The Open lead 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z “Everybody says you’ve got to hit it low, knock-down, punch shots. You do,” Johnson said. Zach Johnson masters Open again 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Like VW, they are typically assembling knock-down kits, rather than building new cars from scratch. VW opens Rwanda’s first car-assembly plant 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z He said without sufficient demand from consumers, carmakers faced a choice between paying fines for exceeding carbon dioxide limits or encouraging sales with knock-down prices too low to earn a profit. VW's labor boss says EU C02 rules could ruin profits 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z It's two women, and it is an all-out knock-down, drag-out fight. Showrunners from 'Roseanne,' 'The Americans' and more on the challenges of standing out in the Peak TV era 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z And from it Palace end up winning a corner on the left after Sorloth’s knock-down gives Benteke a chance to power forward and force the corner.… Crystal Palace 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League – as it happened 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z When I think of Raisin I remember Henry James’s phrase, “a knock-down insolence of talent”. Best holiday reads 2017, picked by writers – part two 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Wealthy Thais sold their luxury goods at knock-down prices in parking lots. 20 years on, scars from Asian financial meltdown linger 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z By that reckoning, a third-party supplier like Impression Products—a small West Virginian company that buys spent cartridges, refills them and sells them at a knock-down price—had violated Lexmark’s property rights. New technology is eroding your right to tinker with things you own 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Both banks bought the bonds at knock-down prices. Nomura admits part in Goldman Venezuelan bond deal - BBC News 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z Trump’s budget avoids a knock-down fight with Congress over base closings. Trump’s defense budget boost raises questions on strategy 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Huth inadvertently laid on Southampton’s second goal, his attempt at a headed clearance turning into a knock-down that let the lurking Rodriguez sneak in and finish with relish in the 39th minute. Southampton inflicts 11th loss of Leicester’s title defence 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z “He’s a deadly knock-down shooter. He knows how to win,” Watson said. LeBron, Irving lead Cavs to 118-103 win over Suns 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z In both roles, Porter must develop consistency as a knock-down shooter. Previewing the Wizards’ 2016-17 starting lineup under Coach Scott Brooks 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z After scoring the second goal in a 2-0 exhibition win at Cuba on Friday, Green put the U.S. ahead Tuesday in the 27th minute when he reached Altidore’s knock-down header on the left flank. Green scores again, US settles for 1-1 draw vs New Zealand 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The debt limit will need to be raised by around mid-summer of next year, something that has provoked major knock-down, drag-out battles among the Capitol's warring factions and the administration in recent years. Congress tied up in partisan knots over the most basic duty 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z There, he deposits the Hefty-bagged carcasses into a walk-in refrigerator that exudes a knock-down garbage stench. Animal control officer sees dogs, roadkill in day’s work 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z Not every disagreement has to be knock-down, drag out. Teacher Pensions Have a Math Problem 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z The oligarchs, most of whom become wealthy by acquiring state-owned property and natural resources at knock-down prices, were resented by many Russians who suffered in the transition from the Soviet centrally planned economy to capitalism. The Panama Papers: Where have Russia’s billions gone? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z One explanation is that Margaret Thatcher’s “right to buy” policy, enacted in 1980, allowed residents who would now be of retirement age to acquire their council homes at knock-down prices. Estate of flux 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Today, the supermarkets want more premium, artisan ciders, and only a few mass-produced brands at knock-down prices. Fizzing or flat: A tale of two Somerset cider mills - BBC News 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Built into the ground floor of one of the towers, it sells its unpretentious fruit and veg next to posters advertising flats that start at the knock-down price of £2m. Keep Calm and Carry On – the sinister message behind the slogan that seduced the nation 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z In truth, however, the 58 minutes of knock-down, drag-out battles in the trenches that preceded the late scoring surge largely set the tone for the game. Before wild finish, battles in the trenches shape Redskins’ loss against Cowboys 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Bixby said Congress should use those months to work on long-term fixes rather than preparing for another knock-down fight over the debt limit. Government adds record $339 billion to national debt in first day after budget deal 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z In a bad-tempered second half, Carter drilled wide after a superb knock-down from Jordan Nobbs late on, but a two-goal cushion was sufficient to see Arsenal through. Arsenal Ladies 3-1 Birmingham City Ladies 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z As the aptly named episode, “The Battle for Red Hook,” implies, there’s a knock-down, drag-out fight when vampires threaten to overrun the area, home to the Scooby gang’s headquarters. 'The Strain' recap: Brooklynites rise up in 'The Battle for Red Hook' 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z At one point it looked as if the rise of e-books at knock-down prices and e-readers like Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook posed an existential threat to book publishers and sellers. Did technology kill the book or give it new life? - BBC News 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z In France, it's possible to strike a type of deal, called en viager, where the buyer of a house pays a knock-down price. Weekend Edition: The week's best reads - BBC News 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z In a viager deal, the buyer pays a knock-down price - but only takes possession when the owner dies. The deal to sell your home and get paid to stay - BBC News 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z He’s not a knock-down shooter like former Kentucky teammate Devin Booker, who went No. 13 to the Suns. Utah Jazz select Kentucky forward Trey Lyles 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z "They threw everything at us, but the harder they worked to turn it into a knock-down political fight, the more it turned against them," Dr Briggle says. The Texas town that banned fracking (and lost) - BBC News 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z The scenario is a bit strange considering he finished his BYU career as the school’s all-time leading scorer and built his reputation off being a knock-down shooter. Former BYU guard Tyler Haws works out for hometown Utah Jazz 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z The Belgian came close to doubling Boro's lead, latching on to a knock-down in the box and stabbing a shot goalwards but Brentford goalkeeper David Button managed to claw it off the line. Brentford 1-2 Middlesbrough 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z “I have never seen any company operate like that …. They just want to win like it is a knock-down, drag-out primary campaign.” Politicians on All Sides Love Taking Uber Rides 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z A man who used money defrauded from his employers to buy then sell computers to colleagues at knock-down prices must hand back more than £100,000. 'Philanthropic' fraudster must pay back £100k to ex-firm 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z And there was similar disappointment for McKay moments later when he could not quite connect with another Warren headed knock-down, allowing Brown to gather minutes before the final whistle sounded. Inverness CT 0-1 Aberdeen 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z "My daughter was vivacious, knock-down good-looking, had a terrific smile and was always optimistic," her father, Frank Birgfeld, told The Associated Press on Friday. Police: Client arrested in escort's 2007 killing 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z Cameron knows that his knock-down argument, in the end, is the economy. David Cameron's 2014 conference speech: panel verdict 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Arsenal could be offered the chance to sign Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira for a knock-down fee, with the Spanish club keen to avoid losing the 27-year-old on a free transfer next summer. Friday's gossip column 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z As we talked about yesterday, this was supposed to be a knock-down, drag-out “proxy war,” but it never materialized – in part because Republicans, who’d vowed to fight “Obamacare” forever, couldn’t muster the will to care. New developments show 'Obamacare' right on track 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Last week, The Philadelphia Inquirer called the campaign “a knock-down, drag-out brawl.” Chelsea Clinton’s Mother-in-Law Runs for House 2014-05-03T20:38:54Z Inside Out goes undercover to expose the criminals touting illegal pay-for-view TV packages at knock-down prices. VIDEO: TV fraudster caught red-handed 2014-02-10T06:24:57Z The risk is that big companies go at knock-down prices to buyers keenly aware that Slovenia needs the cash urgently. Slovenia struggles to let go of treasured state companies 2014-01-29T06:55:00Z Raiffeisen decided against selling its Hungarian operation for now after it was offered what sources with knowledge of the situation called a "knock-down price". "Knock-down" bid for foreign lender highlights Hungary's dilemma 2014-01-28T12:24:52Z “It’s often a knock-down, drag-out fight to create a park, and sometimes it takes 30 years,” he said. National Park Proves a Hard Gift to Give 2014-01-09T20:25:57Z Peugeot would face a challenge reviving its sales of partially assembled "knock-down" vehicles to Iran. Billions at stake for economic winners and losers of Iran thaw 2013-10-07T12:54:29Z At the expanded plant, Toyota will build up to 50,000 RAV4 vehicles a year based on the complete knock-down system, the company said in a statement. Toyota to make RAV4s in Russia after $181 million expansion 2013-09-18T09:11:08Z Establishment Republicans in the House leadership don’t want to have a knock-down, drag-out fight over Obamacare that might force a government shutdown. A Government Shutdown Just Became More Likely 2013-09-11T19:24:57Z Tonight, you can witness a perfectly legal, knock-down fight. City Room: New York Today: Before Weiner and Spitzer 2013-08-01T10:12:10Z For a knock-down fee they receive a licence to occupy the premises, with an obligation to look after the building. Live in a stately home – just don't get too settled in 2013-07-22T17:45:00Z The current strategy contrasts with the knock-down, drag-out fights that occurred during the legislative process - and even afterward, as bank lawyers battled agencies in court, and lobbyists fought to repeal Dodd-Frank in Congress. Insight: Resigned to reform, Wall St tries a different tack in DC 2013-07-21T12:04:38Z The change was aimed at stopping owners of park sites from interfering with transactions and subsequently purchasing homes at a knock-down price. Home park landlords 'flouting laws' 2013-06-20T19:01:11Z He said licensees were being asked to pay for alcohol-related problems which he believed were being created by retailers selling alcohol at knock-down prices. After midnight booze levy considered 2013-05-31T23:51:21Z A knock-down shooter like McLemore or a versatile forward like Porter would also fill some needs for a team that is desperate to get back into the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference. NBA draft order set, so who goes No. 1? 2013-05-22T21:14:10Z The striker's rasped finish from Victor Moses' knock-down flew beyond Howard at his near-post. Chelsea 2-1 Everton 2013-05-19T17:12:11Z The Mill, for example, is adept at sitting about doing very little and will surely be available at a knock-down price by the end of whatever it's attempting to pass today's column of as. Football transfer rumours: Liverpool to buy Ashley Williams? 2013-04-12T07:50:19Z He had just secured an agreement to buy 632 branches from Lloyds at what appeared to be the knock-down price of £350m; Lloyds even agreed to underwrite the debt to fund the deal. The post-mortem on the Cyprus crisis will be ugly 2013-03-22T20:51:27Z Eventually Murdoch offered up his stake in DirecTV – an American satellite company Malone had long pursued – at a knock-down price, to get rid of his rival's disruptive influence. Virgin Media and Liberty Global in takeover talks 2013-02-05T08:58:09Z Gary Speed's late equaliser delayed that first knock-down until a few days later, when a trip to Middlesbrough ended in a 4-1 defeat. Which is the best ground ever for guaranteed goals? 2013-01-30T00:01:06Z With the extra man, Zambia took the lead shortly before half-time, Collins Mbesuma – replacing Mayuka in the only change from the side that started last year's final – seizing on Isaac Chansa's knock-down and finishing calmly. Champions Zambia malfunction when required to go on front foot 2013-01-22T10:55:49Z Matt Bennett, the vice president for public affairs at Third Way, said Friday that President Obama should not get into a knock-down fight with the National Rifle Association over an assault-weapons ban. Gun Control Group Urges Expanded Background Checks 2013-01-11T16:32:08Z One volleyed effort flashed inches wide from the Dutchman's clever knock-down. Man Utd 3-1 Sunderland 2012-12-15T17:21:04Z The market sells basic items, such as tinned food, meat, eggs and cheese, at knock-down prices. High stakes in Venezuela election 2012-10-03T22:32:51Z It was the Salvation Army that first passed on donated clothes to the poor at knock-down prices. Charity shop blues 2012-09-21T17:04:20Z The impasse continued at the start of the second half with Kenny Miller unable to convert Christophe Berra's headed knock-down in the Serbian box. Scotland 0-0 Serbia 2012-09-08T15:52:17Z Later this year, Appreciating Assets intends to entice Russian investors to buy Spanish properties at knock-down prices that the Irish and British are keen to sell. Irish property dealer seeks a firesale of poor investments in Bulgaria 2012-07-16T18:12:31Z “We had some knock-down, drag-out arguments because I wanted him home,” she said. Sports of The Times: Holcombe Rucker’s Lessons Were Given Through Basketball 2012-07-09T00:26:12Z China is also a major export market for GM Korea's complete knock-down kits. GM Korea union plans partial strike next week 2012-07-05T09:49:14Z And it will be almost impossible to top it, save for a bench-clearing, knock-down, drag-out brawl that spills into the stands. Top 5 Cubs-White Sox games on South Side 2012-06-18T01:46:00Z He’s not a knock-down shooter from long distance, connecting on just 33.9 percent of his attempts in his one season at Florida, but he has considerable range. Wizards have several options at No. 3 2012-05-31T14:30:21Z That raised the prospect of another knock-down battle like the one last August that led to the first-ever downgrade of America’s credit rating. Mitt: The real European 2012-04-27T12:00:00Z Apparently he could not play a losing game, and a single knock-down blow discouraged him once for all. Mitchelhurst Place, Vol. I (of 2) A Novel 2012-04-03T02:00:33.630Z You are quite right in your observations," said the poor author, with a sad smile; "but it is easier for you to rise after a knock-down blow than it is with me. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z It was out at last, and the boss's poor little house of cards that I knew he had been building all these months had got its knock-down in just those four quietly spoken words. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z The ECB is considering selling those bonds to the European Financial Stability Facility at the knock-down price it paid for them, forgoing any profit, two euro-area officials said late last week. Draghi’s First 100 Days Presage ECB Aid to Avoid Greek Default 2012-02-09T00:30:57Z Prokhorov's riches are rooted in Norilsk Nickel, a former Soviet slave labor operation and now world's largest nickel miner, which he and Vladimir Potanin bought at a knock-down price in the 1990s. Billionaire Kremlin hopeful says Putin must change 2012-01-17T14:10:24Z Floor′cloth, a covering for floors made of canvas oil-painted on both sides; Floor′er, a knock-down blow; a decisive retort, &c.: an examination question one cannot answer; Floor′ing, material for floors: a platform.—n.pl. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z Why, rise, and at it again!—yes, though you get a dozen knock-down blows. Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) A Novel 2012-03-13T02:00:28.227Z They had brought with them a knock-down frame on which to wind their antenna, and this frame could be moved around and set against the wall when not in use. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z His unfortunate wife he had killed with a knock-down blow, while the reader has learned of his subsequent movements. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z This untoward event was in many ways a knock-down blow to the old labourer and his wife. The Life of Thomas Wanless, Peasant 2011-11-27T03:00:11.777Z Bralligan deserved the knock-down, and doubtless would be glad enough to let the matter end there. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z We cheerfully agree, with Kant, that a spiritual world cannot be proved coercively and in such knock-down fashion that belief cannot be avoided. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z In the second round he hit wildly and unskilfully at me, and exposed himself to my blows several times, opportunities which I did not neglect, and, finally, I gave him a fair knock-down blow. The Gentleman Cadet His Career and Adventures at the Royal Military Academy Woolwich 2011-08-31T02:01:40.423Z Even those not involved in knock-down, drag-out fights were finding delays, prompting them to seek alternate solutions. As Budgets Continue to Shrink, the Lines Will Grow in California Civil Courts 2011-08-24T02:05:30Z Instead, it turned into a knock-down, drag-out brawl that only served to further complicate the already tense relationship between the world's two largest economies. A Basketball 'Friendly' Fouls U.S.-China Mood 2011-08-20T02:51:22Z The women get a windfall just when they need it; customers get knock-down prices; and Alexander takes her cut. 'Divorce parties' take off as American women offload their designer pasts 2011-08-06T23:06:59Z There is no such thing as knock-down proof. Psychical Miscellanea Being Papers on Psychical Research, Telepathy, Hypnotism, Christian Science, etc. 2011-10-01T02:00:35.717Z How soon before Yahoo is for sale at a knock-down price? Yahoo revenues slip to lowest since 2005: the Woolworths of the net? 2011-07-20T14:07:00Z But hasty disposals at knock-down prices seem unlikely. Dealtalk: Banks seen selling buyout assets, but not at any price 2011-07-19T15:51:31Z The first two relate to personal details it is claimed were obtained for a front-page Sunday Times report that Gordon Brown had purchased a flat owned by Robert Maxwell at a 'knock-down price'. Brown 'targeted by Sunday Times' 2011-07-11T15:02:04Z "I'm selling my cattle at knock-down prices," said one man. 'A vision of hell' 2011-07-08T10:18:41Z Piteous indeed he looked, white and ill as a man who has received a knock-down blow. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z "It was about the issues and it was about delivering another knock-down to Berlusconi." Italy Says 'No' to Nuclear Power -- and to Berlusconi 2011-06-14T15:50:00Z In a taped lecture that is available online for a fee, Mr. Brafman said he was often asked, “Is every cross a knock-down slugfest?” The Strauss-Kahn Case: Sizing Up a Legal Clash?s Many Facets 2011-06-06T02:43:03Z You wait till some other time and you’ll get your chance and it’ll be a fair and square knock-down fight, no under the belt foul tactics either. The Battleship Boys at Sea Two Apprentices in Uncle Sam's Navy 2011-06-06T02:00:06.803Z They tried to persuade him to sell his business at a knock-down price to an unknown buyer. 'Jailed for not selling' 2011-05-25T23:41:18Z First came a tirade of the fiercest abuse and this soon led into a regular knock-down fight, which speedily developed into a shooting-scrape lasting several hours. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z This was a knock-down argument and with a sigh Blanche put away her finery. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z I granted that she had rightly discerned, but said nothing of what followed the knock-down blow. The MS. in a Red Box 2011-04-07T02:00:20.313Z The colour schemes of the German posters are more curious and insistent than attractive, but they do possess that knock-down force which, after all, is the object of a poster. War Posters Issued by Belligerent and Neutral Nations 1914-1919 2011-04-04T02:00:11.403Z Kemba Walker, Jr. Connecticut: Not big or knock-down shooter but totally clutch, taking young team through tournament and loaded West bracket. Here's an early look at the NBA draft 2011-04-03T02:21:00Z Before Antaeus could get out of the way, Hercules let drive again, and gave him another knock-down blow. Wonder Stories The Best Myths for Boys and Girls 2011-03-31T02:00:19.150Z The attempt, however, might have cost me a second knock-down—perhaps my life. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z This, as you may imagine, was a knock-down blow for her; she almost fainted. Fast as the Wind A Novel 2011-03-22T02:00:19.407Z As producers have waited for an agreement between the Kurdistani government and Baghdad, some have pumped small amounts of oil and sold it at knock-down prices on the local market. Special Report: Risk, reward and Kurdistani oil 2011-03-10T10:41:16Z Not great penetrator but knock-down shooter who defends. Here's an early look at the NBA draft 2011-04-03T02:21:00Z It's only fit and proper that a young gentleman should want to find out the man who, so to speak, had given him such a knock-down blow. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z Others say he left to avoid getting caught up in the investigations into other top city officials, who are accused of selling land at knock-down prices. Ukraine: Kiev's Missing Mayor Chernovetsky Returns to Work 2011-02-11T08:15:00Z Take my word for it, that to get over the ground without a thought of the road, there's nothing like a regular knock-down affliction. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z “I’ve no more business with you, Britt!” he said, significantly; and Britt’s face flamed with the remembrance of a certain knock-down blow. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z I know this is weird, but Andrew Sullivan and Leon Wieseltier had a knock-down drag-out this year--I love them both, as friends and writers, and read them religiously. From Afghanistan to Arcade Fire: My Hopes For 2011 -- And Beyond 2010-12-31T06:20:00Z And each year's designer rags are instantaneously pirated by knock-down shops as soon as they appear on the runway. What do we want copyright to do? 2010-11-23T06:45:00Z Three minutes after the break David Murphy was in the right place to half-volley Johnson's knock-down beyond the goalkeeper Josh Lillis. Birmingham 3-2 Rochdale 2010-08-26T21:57:00Z But let's be clear here: The choice is not between Warren or someone else — the choice is between someone else and a knock-down, drag-out fight with Senate Republicans in which Obama has almost zero leverage. Obama's Elizabeth Warren mess 2010-07-20T17:51:00Z The best was saved for last, though, as Diego controlled a knock-down, skinned his marker and made it an unassailable 3-1. World Cup 2010: Dunga's Brazil have been eight years in the making 2010-06-25T11:53:00Z To adopt the parlance commonly deployed in post-debate coverage, "knock-down" punches are rare. TV debating 2010-04-12T22:59:00Z He might be tempted to name a liberal to the court, but to do so would invite a knock-down, drag-out struggle in the U.S. Justice Stevens and the Benefits of a Boring Court 2010-04-10T03:19:00Z A football was a cannonball that would be launched "into the mixer" for the knock-down and the shot. Paul Hayward: Beautiful Barca must learn to be clinical 2010-04-03T23:06:00Z But experts say some directors take advantage by selling the business to themselves at a knock-down price to free themselves of debts, leaving creditors – usually local businesses – in the lurch. Crackdown on 'phoenix' insolvency deals 2010-03-19T19:57:00Z He was among the oligarchs who gained control of Russia's industrial crown jewels at knock-down prices through rigged privatisations, taking ownership of the Sibneft oil firm. Spy story 2010-03-10T15:04:00Z In the end, experts said, the spot itself was hardly controversial, using the sort of knock-down, physical comedy that is a staple of the Super Bowl. 2010-02-08T04:23:00Z Completely against the run of play, Sunderland briefly hit back, Zenden slapping the ball into the corner on his old stomping ground from Jones's knock-down. 2010-01-16T16:56:00Z Poor beggar," said the young man as he examined the menu, "he's got it bad, and no wonder; for it was a knock-down blow. The Man Who Rose Again That preacher throws off his coat and dares the barkeepers to meet him in a fist-to-fist, knock-down, drag-out match on his platform. The Cottage of Delight A Novel "Every interruption, short of a knock-down, is parliamentary." One Of Them The new theory he always greets with “I don’t believe it!” but the knock-down argument of facts compels his reluctant faith. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity He saw jetties and rolling-stock and launches which would be sold at hurried auctions for knock-down prices, a score at a time. Command Still, it's a bit of a knock-down blow. The Man Who Rose Again Among them I have never seen a stand-up and knock-down fight according to the rules of the ring. Our Southern Highlanders In a short time his messmates found out that he was no fool at his fists, and his knock-down arguments ended much disputation. Olla Podrida “I don’t believe in the knock-down and drag-out system of bringing up children, but, all the same, the boys always mind when I put my foot down.” The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out He had been too great an adept in the art of rallying after knock-down blows in his youth to go off in a faint over this. When Ghost Meets Ghost It was wonderful enough to find Harry hand in glove with the Russells, but to find Dolores there along with Katie was a knock-down blow. A Castle in Spain A Novel We saw quantities of calicos, silks, rich furniture, stacks of the pieces of knock-down houses, tierces of tobacco, piles of all sorts of fancy clothing. Gold Indeed, something essentially youthful distinguishes all Thoreau’s knock-down blows at current opinion. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) It was a knock-down blow for them, especially for Teddy. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out Would they do that if we elbowed them at the polls, or held knock-down arguments at the primary elections? Phemie Frost's Experiences Those prison officers present who had ever persisted in the knock-down argument of former generations, were moved forward many years. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences "Round two goes to us on a knock-down," said Carnes jubilantly. The Solar Magnet Just when your poor, doting old mother was so full of bliss and so proud of you, to give her a knock-down blow of this sort! The Time of Roses He did not draw his Colt's as frontiersmen were prone to do, for he thought that a knock-down fight would show that a man must not stand too much on dignity on the upper Missouri. A Man of Two Countries It's a terrible accusation, gentlemen, a knock-down blow. The Brothers Karamazov Miss Couzins appealed to the heart; as so many knock-down arguments had been hurled at their heads she preferred to attack the heart. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II A knock-down argument: 't is but a word and a blow. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature A knock-down and attempted drag-out which at the end is declared a draw invariably promotes cordiality between the principals, and ours was no exception to the rule. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Any of them would take a knock-down from the mate or myself rather than go aloft at night. The Grain Ship It’s what I’ve always had to rely on—that and a knock-down intellect.” In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim It likes big, unmistakable, knock-down effects; it likes to get its money back in palpable, computable change. Picture and Text 1893 I thought you would be driven to some such stupid knock-down argument. From a Cornish Window A New Edition With us popular amusement is found in the circus, negro minstrels, the variety show, opera bouffe, the spectacle, and ballet, and it attaches to parody and burlesque, "knock-down business," buffoonery, and broad 573allusion. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals “Isn’t it funny that if your opponent can call you an optimist, he feels that he has delivered a knock-down blow to all your arguments?” Jewel Weed In a short time his messmates found out that he was no fool at his fists, and his knock-down arguments ended each disputation. Olla Podrida She was hardly prepared for the knock-down odors which greeted her nostrils as she fell down the steps, nor was she prepared for the appearance of Mrs. Pete. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman I never saw such a clean, knock-down blow in all my life. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt A terrific scream, or a knock-down slap, from Mrs Gaff, was regarded both by giver and recipient in much the same light as is a mild reproof in more polite society. Shifting Winds A Tough Yarn But nothing short of a knock-down blow could have put a full stop to the career of those imps of the broom. Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade But no doubt a stout fellow like you didn’t let a knock-down blow interfere with his next day’s work.” Post Haste Give me a knock-down to the lady outside, will you? Every Man for Himself As I warmed with pain and rage I flung out my arms at random, and Barnaby gave me a knock-down blow. Jacob Faithful I may not always meet people ready to take a knock-down so good-naturedly as you have done,” said the midshipman. Ernest Bracebridge School Days To the other consul it was a real knock-down blow, and he is, I assure you, a ruined man. The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order “There is nothing,” said he, “so persuasive as a knock-down argument!” The Wreck of the Nancy Bell Cast Away on Kerguelen Land My father would hardly ever talk about him; his death must have been a knock-down blow to him, and I believe it broke his mother’s heart. Roger Ingleton, Minor It is used in work-benches and in ornamental joints like knock-down bookcases and in other mission furniture. Handwork in Wood Morgan cleared out of the mists of this sudden assault in a moment, for he was a man who had taken and given hard blows in more than one knock-down and drag-out in his day. Trail's End "That does seem to be a knock-down argument, Tom." The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer A knock-down bunk-house was rapidly going up, and the cook with pots and kettles over a brisk fire in the open was preparing supper for the lumberjacks. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods “Jes' a plain ole square, stand-up an' knock-down fight,” murmured Pleasant consolingly, pulling forth a silver quarter, “Heads—you wipe Ham; tails—you wipe King.” In Happy Valley In all disputes between themselves and the men, their associates, they know that the final argument is the knock-down blow. Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest In the end her divine voice would crack, screaming to foreign ears and antipodal barbarians, and her clever manner would lose all quality, simplified to a few unmistakable knock-down dodges. The Tragic Muse The knock-down blow from the flying machine had been harder than the eldest Rover boy was willing to admit. The Rover Boys in the Air From College Campus to the Clouds So far as any other "tribe" is concerned, life to the German is at base a knock-down argument. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life We felt like a boxer who, after a knock-down blow, rises at the count of nine, say, and is at once sent down again for good. With Our Army in Palestine The Third Avenue line runs 200 cars, so that the loss of the company by the “knock-down” system is from $70 to $100 per day, or from $25,500 to $36,500 per annum. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He was soon destined to feel the effects of Pike's threat in a manner more crushing than any knock-down, physical blow which Pike could have delivered. Frank Merriwell's Reward I'm willing to admit he's too many for me in a stand-up and knock-down fight. The She Boss A Western Story I was like a man who had received a knock-down blow. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth He would gladly have embraced the opportunity of a rough knock-down and drag-out fight with a picked champion from the enemy's camp. The Mayor of Warwick He aimed at the open and frank and generous, and was willing you should think him of high temper, one who would on provocation deal a knock-down blow. The President A novel You will find it more of a knock-down, I fancy, than if I had hit you between the eyes with my fist. Frank Merriwell's Reward It was as though I had received a knock-down blow in a fight, and that does not hurt one for long. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary But though persecuted, crushed, and at times apparently done to death, its vitality was indestructible, and after every knock-down blow it rose again from the earth, like Antæus, with renewed strength. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 Vanity acts as his second and bottleholder in the world's prize-ring, and it fights him well, bringing him smilingly up to time after the fiercest knock-down blows. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country Another blizzard started, which tore our chances of any great success to ribbons—it was the biggest knock-down blow that Scott sustained in the whole history of his expedition to date. South with Scott He longed to give Hassan a knock-down blow, but he pretended not to have seen him. Bella Donna A Novel Do many people consider reading from the point of view of health of mind and body—of refreshment in times of struggle—of recuperation after knock-down blows of sorrow, disappointment or misfortune? The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine It had been almost a knock-down; but young Wesley just saved himself by touching the turf with his fingertips and, resting so, crouched for a spring. Hetty Wesley And as Dave floundered, hopelessly puzzled, he added: "Give me a knock-down, man, don't you savvy?" The Furnace of Gold It, of course, staggers a man's judgment to be knocked down, but if you had killed him it might have been as serious for you as this knock-down blow will be for him. From the Ranks I know it's a knock-down blow, but—" "You don't know half. In Friendship's Guise He had scored the first blood and the first knock-down and Clancy's rushes had proved unavailing. Paradise Garden The Satirical Narrative of a Great Experiment It was only the sort of knock-down that I must expect from time to time. Success A Novel There was an army of them, composed of many "rings," seeking to buy up these "waste products of war" at a knock-down price. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster His master was a young man, "fond of drinking and carousing, and always ready for a fight or a knock-down." The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. I very much admire the knock-down arguments that he was so fond of; it is the way in which I usually reason myself. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, September 18, 1841 I like a man as can take a knock-down blow standing up. Hocken and Hunken That was a regular knock-down surprise to me. The Street Called Straight The owner felt that he could trust it for an effort, as he could his lungs for a shout, his legs for a leap, or his fist for a knock-down argument. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 A man don't give up whipped at the first knock-down he gets. The Downfall It certainly did not kill Byron, though it was a knock-down blow; he rose from that combat from earth, like Antæus, all the stronger for it. Some Private Views When he replied to Mr. Bright that he could not write, he fully intended to have a knock-down with the gentleman rather than put pencil to paper. The Evolution of Dodd Some of them were of the knock-down kind. The Abolitionists Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights "A misunderstanding that develops to the point of a knock-down blow is never a trifling matter," declared Colonel Cleaves. Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche "Cantor will report your knock-down feat to Captain Gales." Dave Darrin at Vera Cruz "Come on, hounds!" he shouted to those who had lagged at sight of the knock-down. The High School Freshmen Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and Sports Social selection is a similar knock-down and drag-out struggle in which peoples, nations, empires and civilizations take part. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History Just give your sins a knock-down blow every now and then. Father Payne After waiting a moment or two Colonel Cleaves asked: "Captain Prescott, it was you who struck the knock-down blow, was it not?" Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops Dick Prescott at Grips with the Boche Like most of the other lads in the seashore town, Merritt and Rob had a lot of experience on the water and some time before had built a speedy motor boat from knock-down frames. The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol Still, the knock-down entertainments of our fathers were often a trifle too formidable perhaps, and did not always bring the pleasant reflections that follow the more gentle hospitalities of the present day. A Tale of One City: the New Birmingham Papers Reprinted from the "Midland Counties Herald" They liked sentiment run out into sentimentalism, fluency, point, plenty of illustration, and knock-down argument. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Both got in some sharp blows, and the round ended with a clean knock-down for Browning, who planted a terrific blow between Merriwell's eyes and sent the freshman to the floor. Frank Merriwell at Yale The letter is one of those knock-down blows to which no answer is possible, and upon which comment is superfluous. Samuel Johnson Before Antaeus could get out of the way, Hercules let drive again, and gave him another knock-down blow, which sent him heels over head, but served only to increase his already enormous and insufferable strength. Tanglewood Tales To employ an expression of M. Nadar's it seems that these gentlemen never before experienced such a "knock-down blow." Wonderful Balloon Ascents A city magistrate and a city officer had a dispute at cards, and a knock-down game ensued. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) Indeed, something essentially youthful distinguishes all Thoreau's knock-down blows at current opinion. Familiar Studies of Men and Books With such a complete knock-down to all my hopes, as he had given me, and feeling, as I did, my entire subjection to his power, I had very little heart to reply. My Bondage and My Freedom I meant "there's a nice knock-down argument for you!" Through the Looking-Glass Dignity characterized him, whether in the "knock-down" and "drag-out" caucus or at an exclusive White House reception. The United States Since the Civil War For six successive rounds, I had completely the advantage; during which my brave foe had received five knock-down blows: for that is the phrase. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor I'm not going to take a knock-down blow as a knockout. The Foolish Lovers Never in his life did Clare show more instinctive wisdom than in that knock-down blow to the hardly blamable little devil! A Rough Shaking It was a knock-down blow to me in many ways, as you no doubt can understand. The Mountebank Meantime please accept it as a proof of my eternal regard that after two knock-down blows received in silence I am once more coming up smiling. The Christian A Story I would be ashamed to use the knock-down and drag-out language; that is not the language of liberty, that is the language of braggadocio. Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him Well, I won't go into that... that's your affair... your chivalry, but I must own I was amazed, it was a knock-down blow. The Possessed (The Devils) Perchance a knock-down between two half-sober fellows in the crowd: a knock-down without a heavy blow, the receiver being scarcely able to keep his footing at any rate. Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 1 Come now, the first knock-down blow shall settle it. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day And, indeed, the knock-down had been largely a stumble. The Adventures of Sally For so it is, as now I clearly see, We let the animal within remain Unbroke, till neither gyve nor gear will serve To steady him, only a knock-down blow. Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. This was a knock-down blow to me, and made the jury look extremely blank. The Bushman — Life in a New Country My Dear Hermione, - Your letter was something like a knock-down blow. Pages from a Journal with Other Papers It was not a fair, stand-up, knock-down English fight, but a Scotch tussle, in which either could strike, kick, bite or gouge. Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories They were equally matched in physique; but Arthur was right, there was no fight in Mershone; that is, of the knock-down order. Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society "Then you consider, Mr. Crane," pressed the superintendent, "that the knock-down blow you received from a midshipman was in the nature of a merited punishment?" Dave Darrin's Third Year at Annapolis Leaders of the Second Class Midshipmen Food and drink was being sold in the shops at knock-down prices. With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement The other town feller has asked for a knock-down to Johnnie, too. The Power and the Glory Just after the second knock-down, time was called for the end of the round. Dave Darrin's Second Year at Annapolis Or, Two Midshipmen as Naval Academy "Youngsters" We blazed away at each other with blank cartridges; and when the scene ended in a hand-to-hand encounter—a general knock-down and drag-out—the way Jack and I killed Indians was "a caution." The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide This has been a regular knock-down and drag-out," he cried, "and no bones broke! The Prairie But instead of doing this, he received another knock-down blow, which stretched him on the ground. The Young Explorer You spring forward, and deal the gaoler with your fist one of your justly celebrated English knock-down blows, immediately after felling the man with the lantern. A Rock in the Baltic Have we got to have a knock-down and drag-out on this of all nights? The Blind Spot He doesn't want to jump into the ring till he has a big swishing knock-down argument in his fist. Tales of Men and Ghosts It was not in his nature to despond; he had received many a knock-down blow, and always came up fresher after it. The Town Traveller And as hinted before, they bore this knock-down authority with great good-humour. Omoo This must be wrong, as it is self-evident that the striking energy or knock-down blow must depend upon the resistance which the body offers to the projectile. Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 In such a case he usually strikes a single knock-down blow and gallops on without halting, though that one blow may have taken life. Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches His Majesty has a jewel in me, and I'll convince him that authority in my hands is a knock-down argument—so-fist-ically odd! Poems "Ain't it a knock-down if you get what you don't deserve?" The Town Traveller This proved a knock-down blow; and the petition was dropped, as respected Frederick Coventry and Grace Little. Put Yourself in His Place This Harvey thought would be a knock-down blow, and it was—indirectly. Captains Courageous That the knock-down game doesn't bring the real victory always. A Master's Degree This second knock-down had come from the opposite direction, and it was mightier than the first. Jerry of the Islands I got another knock-down blow in, and was beginning to enjoy the novelty of it, when Romany staggered and limped. Joe Wilson and His Mates It is the custom of prize-fighting audiences to cheer a clean knock-down blow. The Night-Born |
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