Knock+off
121knock spots off — ► knock spots off Brit. informal easily outdo. Main Entry: ↑knock …
122knock someone's head off — see ↑knock, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑head …
123knock sideways — (informal) To put off one s usual course • • • Main Entry: ↑knock * * * knock (someone) sideways Brit : to upset, confuse, or shock (someone) very much The news about his mother s accident really knocked him sideways. • • • …
124knock (someone) off (their) pedestal — put (someone) on a pedestal to believe that someone is perfect. This recent scandal has really knocked the President off his pedestal. (= shown people that he is not perfect) …
125knock someone's socks off — knock (someone s/something s) socks off to completely defeat a competitor. Japan and Korea knocked the socks off the United States in tests of science and math …
126knock something's socks off — knock (someone s/something s) socks off to completely defeat a competitor. Japan and Korea knocked the socks off the United States in tests of science and math …
127knock socks off — knock (someone s/something s) socks off to completely defeat a competitor. Japan and Korea knocked the socks off the United States in tests of science and math …
128knock spots off someone — knock spots off (someone/something) British & Australian, informal to be very much better than someone or something else. There s a vegetarian restaurant in Brighton that knocks spots off any round here …
