knock around
phrasal verbwithknockverbuk/nɒk/us/nɑːk/
informal(UKalsoknock about)(RELAX)
tospendtimerelaxingand doing very little:
闲呆着，悠闲地打发时间Ispenttheweekendjustknockingaround thehouse.我周末就在家里闲呆着。
to spend time doing nothing or very little
- lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
- have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
- have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
- be at a loose endUKHe was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
- wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
- hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
Passive and not working
- anywhere
- breather
- breathing space
- bum
- bum around
- dormancy
- idle
- leavesomeonebeidiom
- lie around
- moribund
- navel
- non-physical
- non-practising
- recharge
- siesta
- sit onyourhandsidiom
- sit round
- slob
- slob around (something)
- slop around (something)
(BE WITH SOMEONE)
tospenda lot oftimewith someone:
（和某人）长时间在一起I used toknockaround with him atschool.我过去在学校里常和他在一起。
Being friends & getting to know them
- be on speaking termsidiom
- be/get in withsomeoneidiom
- be/live in each other's pocketsidiom
- befriend
- bonding
- build
- get on like a house on fireidiom
- go back a long wayidiom
- hang
- hang around withsomeone
- hang out
- mix
- move
- present
- pull
- pullsomethingon
- rub
- rub along
- score
- strike