to be somewhere in a place, although you do not know exactly where
to discuss ideas in an informal way
to hit someone a lot
to spend time somewhere with no particular purpose
to spend time with someone because you are friends
A little bit of culture knocking about between that lot, you'll agree.
Belgrade is an old lady who has been knocked about a bit.
He knocked about a bit until he joined the Army.
Her husband had been knocking her around.
I had it knocking about for a bit and I put a couple of concrete courgettes in the cart.
I knocked around the Mediterranean for almost three years after leaving school.
I've got a few ideas knocking about.
I’ve got a knife knocking around somewhere.
Who was that lad you used to knock around with?
knock around
knocks around
knocking around
knocked around
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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