don't knock it till you've tried it

phrase

One should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.

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Meanings

phrase

alternative don't knock it until you've tried it

  1. informalOne should not criticize or dismiss something before one has experienced it.

    Try to wear a face without no passion / Masquerade around like love's old fashioned / Just because it's not something you got / Don't knock it till you've tried it

    1981, Ashford & Simpson, “It Shows In the Eyes”, in Performance
    2 more examples

    Brenda snagged an extra peeler from the drawer and sat at the table with Jill. “I don't know why anyone would want to live in New York City.” “Don't knock it till you've tried it, Brenda,” Carly said, adding a dash of salt to the Waldorf salad.

    2014, Jamie Denton, Breaking the Rules, Harlequin, →ISBN

    That's right: peanut butter. I'm not going to get enthusiastic like some off-Broadway choreographer expostulating on sexual preferences—“don't knock it till you've tried it!”—but don't knock it till you've tried it. The Smokey Bar! calls it the PBJ for reasons that have nothing to do with jelly.

    2020, Jason Peters, The Culinary Plagiarist: (Mis)Adventures of a Lusty, Thieving, God-Fearing Gourmand, Wipf and Stock, →ISBN

Translations

Spanish no lo critiqués sin intentarlo, no lo descartés hasta que lo probés
  • no lo critiqués sin intentarloTranslations
  • no lo descartés hasta que lo probésTranslations
  • no lo menospreciés sin haberlo intentadoTranslations
  • no lo juzgués sin que lo hayás probadoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

don't knock it till you've tried it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20knock%20it%20till%20you've%20tried%20it

MLA

“don't knock it till you've tried it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20knock%20it%20till%20you've%20tried%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “don't knock it till you've tried it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/don't%20knock%20it%20till%20you've%20tried%20it.

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