Except and Knock off

Except

Except verb - To present an opposing opinion or argument.

Knock off and except are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Knock off" instead a verb "Except".

Knock off

Knock off verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Except and knock off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Knock off".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Dramatic Unmask The first anime has Zoicite knock off his mask - but in a subversion, nobody except Beryl and Zoicite see his face.
  • Knock Off, a move that removes the opponents items (except Megastones) was boosted from a mere 20 based power to 65 which will deal 50% more damage if it successfully removes the target's held item.
  • Beef Gate A toad even warns you not to challenge them if you're at low levels, however their attacks are fairly easy to dodge (except for one) and won't attack if you knock off their coconuts (making a first strike crucial) because they'll use their turn to gather more coconuts.
    Source: Beef Gate
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