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don't knock yourself out

don't knock yourself out phrase: don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).

Phrase

don't knock yourself out

  1. (idiomatic, ironic) Don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).
    • I'll get round to it soonish. — Well, don't knock yourself out!

Questions about don't knock yourself out

What does don't knock yourself out mean?
Don't knock yourself out means don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).
What part of speech is don't knock yourself out?
Don't knock yourself out is a phrase.

Words near don't knock yourself out in the dictionary

  1. don't I know it
  2. don't judge a book by its cover
  3. don't keep a dog and bark yourself
  4. don't knock it till you've tried it
  5. don't knock it until you've tried it
  6. don't knock yourself out
  7. don't know
  8. don't knowist
  9. don't knows
  10. don't let the bedbugs bite
  11. don't let the door hit you on the way out

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