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  • 111before someone knows what hit them — before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it. We ll break down the door and have the handcuffs… …

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  • 112before someone knows what hit — before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it. We ll break down the door and have the handcuffs… …

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  • 113before knows what hit them — before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it. We ll break down the door and have the handcuffs… …

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  • 114before knows what hit — before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it. We ll break down the door and have the handcuffs… …

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  • 115before you know it — before (you) know it surprisingly quickly. I saw a rabbit in the field, but it was gone before I knew it …

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  • 116before know it — before (you) know it surprisingly quickly. I saw a rabbit in the field, but it was gone before I knew it …

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  • 117before your time — before (your) time during a period when you were not active or alive. I don t know how old the bridge is, but I know it was built well before my time …

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  • 118before time — before (your) time during a period when you were not active or alive. I don t know how old the bridge is, but I know it was built well before my time …

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  • 119before last — before the most recent. The year before last, we moved to the farm. Usage notes: used with periods of time, such as the day, the night, the week, the month, the year …

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  • 120before the ink is dry — If people make an agreement or contract and then the situation changes very quickly, it changes before the ink is dry …

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