1- rea this extract & tell me what "practical" means in this statement:
It got to a point where it just wasn't practical any more and I said to Tina"what we do is either make a serious commitment or knock it on th head".
2-what does knock off mean here?
"he knocked me off my bicycle!"
2007-03-28 10:08:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
practical......as in it didn't make any sense.
knock it on the head........kill the reationship
2007-03-28 10:12:59 · answer #1 · answered by Sam h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Practical means, their relationship wouldn't keep working if they stay at the same position, as either they'd make a commitment (marriage or engagment) or they'd go their separate ways.
2. Made me fall off my bicycle, meaning no. 5
The verb knock off has 5 meanings
Meaning #1: get rid of; kill
Synonyms: liquidate, waste, do in
Meaning #2: cut the price of
Synonym: shave
Meaning #3: take by theft
Synonyms: hook, snitch, thieve, cop, glom
Meaning #4: write quickly, as of letters or notes
Synonyms: dash off, toss off, fling off
Meaning #5: stop pursuing or acting
Synonym: drop
2007-03-28 17:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by ♫ Chloe ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Practical in this sentence means 'it doesn't make sense'
2. The guy pushed or made it so the person fell of the bicycle
2007-03-28 17:13:34 · answer #3 · answered by War Veteran 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2: pushed off or steared off of
2007-03-28 17:12:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you retarded?
do your own homework, or buy a dictionary and let the dictionary do it for you.
2007-03-28 17:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by killswitcheng4ge 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋