knock for a loop en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient.
[A] triple threat to the U.S. economy[…]has knocked stock prices for a loop.
1967 November 17, “Wall Street: Big Casino”, in Time, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2014:Karyn McNay as Ulla, the sexy Swedish actress/receptionist/cleaning woman, knocks the audience for a loop too.
2008 September 7, Anita Gates, “Stage: Dinner and a Show, in One Spot, at One Price”, in The New York Times, retrieved 02 Aug 2014:[Denham answered] "Gas bombs, Old Man! My own prescription. […] Gas bombs powerful enough to knock a row of elephants for a loop."
1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 7:Poor Janice, she'll be knocked for a loop. She'll feel she's let her father down.
1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest, →ISBN, page 394:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knocking for a loop | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knocks for a loop | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| knocked for a loop | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knocked for a loop | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (11)
pl zbić z pantałyku (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · pl zwalać z nóg (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · fr en boucher un coin (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · pl zwalić z nóg (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · ru ошара́шить (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · de aus der Bahn werfen (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · es dejar perplejo (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · pl zbić z tropu (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · pl zbijać z pantałyku (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · pl zbijać z tropu (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse) · ru обескура́жить (to astonish, overwhelm, confuse)