knock back
• reject or discourage a person making a request or suggestion.
• "he applied for funding for nine different projects and was knocked back each time"
• cost someone a specified, typically large, amount of money.
• "buying that house must have knocked them back a bit"
• consume a drink quickly and entirely.
• "we knocked back a few beers"
Similar:
swallow,
gulp down,
drink up,
swill down,
swill,
quaff,
guzzle,
toss off,
consume,
finish,
down,
swig,
get one's laughing gear round,
scarf (down/up),
snarf (down/up),
chug,
ingurgitate,
bib,
• work risen dough by vigorous kneading to expel air before baking.
knock-back
noun
• a refusal, rejection, or setback.
• "don't despair if you have a few knock-backs"
