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don't knock it till you've tried it

don't knock it till you've tried it phrase: one should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.

Phrase

don't knock it till you've tried it

  1. (informal) One should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.
    • Try to wear a face without no passion / Masquerade around like love's old fashioned / Just because it's not something you got / Don't knock it till you've tried it1981, Ashford & Simpson, “It Shows In the Eyes”, in Performance
    • Brenda snagged an extra peeler from the drawer and sat at the table with Jill. “I don't know why anyone would want to live in New York City.” “Don't knock it till you've tried it, Brenda,” Carly said, adding a dash of salt to the Waldorf salad.2014, Jamie Denton, Breaking the Rules, Harlequin, →ISBN

Forms of don't knock it till you've tried it

alternative formdon't knock it until you've tried it

Questions about don't knock it till you've tried it

What does don't knock it till you've tried it mean?
Don't knock it till you've tried it means one should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.
What part of speech is don't knock it till you've tried it?
Don't knock it till you've tried it is a phrase.

Words near don't knock it till you've tried it in the dictionary

  1. don't hate the player, hate the game
  2. don't hold your breath
  3. don't I know it
  4. don't judge a book by its cover
  5. don't keep a dog and bark yourself
  6. don't knock it till you've tried it
  7. don't knock it until you've tried it
  8. don't knock yourself out
  9. don't know
  10. don't knowist
  11. don't knows

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