Knock About

  1. Be rough or brutal with; maltreat. 2. Wander from place to place. 3. Discuss or consider ideas. Also put as knock around.

Examples:

  • They were knocking around Europe all summer.

Origin: c. 1800 for sense 1; c. 1830 for sense 2; mid-1900s for sense 3

Synonyms: knock around