knock someone's socks off

knock someone's socks off
To impress greatly; amaze; stun.

You wouldnt expect teenagers to sing opera, but these kids will knock your socks off.

Syn: blow someone away

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  • knock someone's socks off — ► knock (or blow) someone s socks off informal amaze or impress someone. Main Entry: ↑sock …   English terms dictionary

  • knock someone's socks off — I see sock II knock (or blow) someone s socks off informal amaze or impress someone …   Useful english dictionary

  • knock 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock someone’s socks off — tv. to surprise or startle someone; to overwhelm someone. □ Wow, that explosion nearly knocked my socks off. □ This news’ll knock your socks off …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • knock (or blow) someone's socks off — informal amaze or impress someone. → sock …   English new terms dictionary

  • knock 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • blow someone's socks off — ► knock (or blow) someone s socks off informal amaze or impress someone. Main Entry: ↑sock …   English terms dictionary

  • knock 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • knock — 1 verb 1 DOOR/WINDOW (T) to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside: Why don t you knock before you come in? (+ at/on): I turned to see Jane knocking frantically on the taxi window. 2 HIT/MAKE STH… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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