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knocked some sense into

knocked some sense into is the simple past and past participle of knock some sense into.

Meaning of knock some sense into

Verb

knock some sense into (third-person singular simple present knocks some sense into, present participle knocking some sense into, simple past and past participle knocked some sense into)

  1. (idiomatic) To reprimand or reform someone vigorously.

Questions about knocked some sense into

What is knocked some sense into the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked some sense into is the simple past and past participle of knock some sense into.

Words near knocked some sense into in the dictionary

  1. knocked out
  2. knocked out of the box
  3. knocked over
  4. knocked round
  5. knocked sideways
  6. knocked some sense into
  7. knocked someone down with a feather
  8. knocked someone flat
  9. knocked someone for six
  10. knocked someone into the middle of next week
  11. knocked someone off their perch

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