Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha1 (v + adv) drink quicklytransitiveaistreachslogverbcmucaith siarcmuhe knocked back the whiskeychaith sé siar an fuisce2 (v + adv) cause setback, delay to sbtransitiveaistreachcuir siarcmumoill a chur arcmucuir ar gcúlcmuthe harvest was knocked back by the weatherchuir an aimsir moill ar an bhfómharthe flu knocked me back a lotbhain an fliú croitheadh maith asam, chuir an fliú siar go mór méI got knocked back by his deathbhain a bhás siar asam, is mór an cur siar a bhás orm, buille mór a bhí ina bhás3 (v + adv) turn downtransitiveaistreachdiúltaigh doPhrVcmucuir suas docmucuir ó dhorascmuhis suggestion was knocked backdiúltaíodh dá mholadh, níor glacadh lena mholadhshe keeps getting knocked back by her managerbíonn a bainisteoir á cur ó dhoras an t-am ar fad4 (v + adv) reject sb's affectionstransitiveaistreacheitighverbcmudiúltaighverbcmucuir suas docmuhe asked her out but was knocked backd'iarr sé amach í ach d'eitigh sí é, d'iarr sé amach í ach thug sí an t-eiteach dó, d'iarr sé amach í ach dhiúltaigh sí é5 (v + adv) overwhelm, shocktransitiveaistreachsiar a bhaint ascmustangadh a bhaint ascmuiontas a chur arcmuthat price will knock them backcuirfidh an praghas sin ionadh orthu, ní bheidh aon súil acu leis an bpraghas sinI was knocked back by the smellbhain an boladh siar díom, phlúch an boladh mé6 (v + adv) to cost sbtransitiveaistreachcosain arPhrVthat knocked him back €5chosain sé sin €5 air→ knock