knock someone's socks off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To impress greatly; amaze; stun.
But one of the enjoyable things of working around the railway is that no matter how well I think I know something or somewhere, there are always days when my socks are blown clean off.
2021 June 30, Tim Dunn, “How we made... Secrets of the London Underground”, in RAIL, number 934, page 46:You wouldn't expect teenagers to sing opera, but these kids will knock your socks off.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| knocking someone's socks off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blow someone's socks off | alternative | lexicographic | |
| knocks someone's socks off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| knocked someone's socks off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| knocked someone's socks off | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
knock off · one's socks off · knock
Synonyms
blow someone away · blow the socks off
Translations (11)
da slå benene væk under (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · hu elképeszt (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · fr scier (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · fr étonner (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · hu dob egy hátast (tőle) (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · fr mettre une claque (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · fr en boucher un coin (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · da slå fødderne væk under (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · pl zrywać beret (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · pl zerwać beret (to impress greatly; amaze; stun) · hu elkápráztat (to impress greatly; amaze; stun)