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The phrase "a knock on" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of discussing a negative consequence or criticism, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The recent scandal was a knock on the company's reputation, leading to a decline in sales."
Alternatives: "a blow to" or "a setback for".
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No one answers a knock on the door.
That's not a knock on Kill.
Then a knock on the office door.
There was a knock on the door.
That's not a knock on the President.
Which isn't a knock on the playing.
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He made a knock-on-wood gesture.
That has a knock-on effect.
This has had a knock-on effect.
"Which has a knock-on effect.
Did it have a knock-on effect?
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