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up to the knocker

up to the knocker prepositional phrase: up to the required standard; excellent.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (slang) Up to the required standard; excellent.
  2. (slang) Dressed in a very showy and elegant way.

Questions about up to the knocker

What does up to the knocker mean?
Up to the knocker means up to the required standard; excellent.
What part of speech is up to the knocker?
Up to the knocker is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up to the knocker in the dictionary

  1. up to standard
  2. up to the chin
  3. up to the elbows
  4. up to the hammer
  5. up to the hub
  6. up to the knocker
  7. up to the mark
  8. up to the nines
  9. up to the tonsils
  10. up to time
  11. up top

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