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Knock Your Socks Off

To startle, shock, thrill, astonish, or amaze someone

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  • The expression originates with the idea of being hit so hard by someone that you were knocked out of your socks, but even before shoes, your socks have to be knocked off. Hence anything that makes you bare footed has to be extraordinary, exciting, mesmerizing and too great. It has to be powerful and electrifying enough to have knocked you socks off.
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The sensational masterpiece by Mr. Fleming knocked everyone’s socks off.

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Quítate los calcetines

zal je verbazen

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Nearby phrases

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knock yourself outLaugh Out of the Other Side of Your Mou…Lay Your Cards on the Tablelay your cards on the tableknock someone's socks offknock someone's block offknock uplaugh offknock uplay offknock the living daylights out ofknock uplay offlaugh one's head off

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