"knock oneself out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-knock oneself out.ogg [Australia] Forms: knocks oneself out [present, singular, third-person], knocking oneself out [participle, present], knocked oneself out [participle, past], knocked oneself out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} knock oneself out (third-person singular simple present knocks oneself out, present participle knocking oneself out, simple past and past participle knocked oneself out)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To go ahead; to do as one pleases. Tags: idiomatic, informal Related terms: don't knock yourself out, help oneself, knock one out, knock out, suit yourself

Inflected forms

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