Usually means: Stop or end something abruptly.
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General (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. knock (something) on the head, knock on the head: Merriam-Webster
  2. knock on the head: Collins English Dictionary
  3. knock on the head: Wiktionary
  4. knock on the head: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock on the head: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock on the head: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock on the head: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock on the head: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. knock (something) on the head (!): English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

Definitions from Wiktionary (knock on the head)

verb:  (transitive) To put an end to; to defeat or frustrate (a scheme or project).

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