What does "Knock Off" mean?

Finish work British informal for ending the work day.

How do you use "Knock Off" in a sentence?

What time do you knock off? Knocking off early today.

Knock Off

Slang Term BritishAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Casual

Meaning: Finish work

下班

Terminar de trabajar

仕事を終える

퇴근하다

British informal for ending the work day.

英国非正式用语，指结束一天的工作。

Expresión informal británica para acabar la jornada laboral.

仕事の一日を終えることを指すイギリスの口語表現。

영국 비격식 표현으로, 하루 업무를 끝내는 것을 뜻한다.

Examples

What time do you knock off?
你几点下班？
¿A qué hora sales del trabajo?
何時に仕事終わるの？
몇 시에 퇴근해?
Knocking off early today.
今天早点下班
Hoy salgo temprano del trabajo
今日は早上がりだ
오늘은 일찍 퇴근이야.

Pronunciation

/nɒk ɒf/

Usage Guide

Context: work

Tone: informal

✓ Do Say

British/Australian
英国／澳大利亚用语
usado en Reino Unido y Australia
イギリス／オーストラリアで使用
영국/호주 표현

✗ Don't Say

Formal
不用于正式场合
No se usa en contextos formales
フォーマルな場面では使わない
격식 있는 자리

Common Mistakes

British term

Origin & History

From knocking to signal end of shift.

Cultural Context

Era: Industrial

Generation: All ages

Social background: Working class

Pop culture: British workplaces

Regional notes: British.

Variations

Knock offKnocking off