knock on/at the door

knock on/at the door
 v. stukati do/na/v dveri · стукати до/на/в двери vi.

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  • knock at sb's door — knock on/at sb s door INFORMAL ► to talk to a person or an organization because you want them to help you, or you want to join them: »In the two years since it launched its first plan, nearly 218,000 investors have knocked on its door. »In 1911,… …   Financial and business terms

  • knock on sb's door — knock on/at sb s door INFORMAL ► to talk to a person or an organization because you want them to help you, or you want to join them: »In the two years since it launched its first plan, nearly 218,000 investors have knocked on its door. »In 1911,… …   Financial and business terms

  • door — W1S1 [do: US do:r] n [: Old English; Origin: duru door and dor gate ] 1.) the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you open and close when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard →↑gate open/close/shut …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Open the Door, Richard — is a song first recorded on the Black White Records label by saxophonistist Jack McVea at the suggestion of A R man Ralph Bass. In 1947, it was the number one song on Billboard s Honor Roll of Hits and became a runaway pop sensation.[1] Contents …   Wikipedia

  • knock — ▪ I. knock knock 1 [nɒk ǁ nɑːk] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE if something knocks the price of shares, stocks etc, the price changes very quickly and unexpectedly: • Talk of easing the US credit policy knocked prices higher in light trade. • Its… …   Financial and business terms

  • knock — I n. thumping noise 1) engine knock 2) a gentle; loud knock 3) a knock at, on (a knock at/on the door) blow (colloq.) 4) hard knocks (she has taken some hard knocks in her life) II v. 1) ( to rap ) to knock loudly 2) (colloq. ) (d; intr.) ( to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • door — noun (C) 1 the large flat object that you open and close at the entrance to a building, room, vehicle etc: open/close/shut/slam the door: Could you open the door for me? | Close the door behind you. | knock on/at the door: Knock on the door and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Knock knock ginger — The original term Knock Knock Ginger, now also known as Ding Dong Dash, Ding Dong Ditch, Knock Door Run, Dolly Knock, Chappy (Scotland), Chap Door Run, Knock Down Ginger, Ring and Run, Knick Knock Nanny, Nicky Nicky Nine Door, Buzz Buzz Book it,… …   Wikipedia

  • Knock, Knock, Ginger — or Knocky Door Ginger were the names for the game dating back to 19th century England or possibly before to the Cornish traditional holiday of Nickanan Night. This game or prank is played by children in many cultures. It involves knocking on the… …   Wikipedia

  • Knock-knock joke — The knock knock joke is a type of joke, probably the best known format of the pun, and is a time honoured call and answer exercise. It is a roleplay exercise, with a punster and a recipient of wit. The standard format has five lines: # The… …   Wikipedia

  • knock — [näk] vi. [ME knokken < OE cnocian, akin to ON knoka, MHG knochen, to press < echoic base > KNACK] 1. to strike a blow or blows with the fist or some hard object; esp., to rap on a door 2. to bump; collide; clash 3. to make a thumping,… …   English World dictionary

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