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knock someone's socks off

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To impress greatly; amaze; stun.

idiomatic

Equivalents

2 more languages

Examples

“You wouldn't expect⟳ teenagers to sing⟳ opera, but these kids will knock⟳ your socks off.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

knock the corners off knock the daylight out of knock the living daylights out of knock the persimmon knock the stuffing out of knock together

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