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knocked someone's socks off

knocked someone's socks off is the simple past and past participle of knock someone's socks off.

Meaning of knock someone's socks off

Verb

knock someone's socks off (third-person singular simple present knocks someone's socks off, present participle knocking someone's socks off, simple past and past participle knocked someone's socks off)

  1. (idiomatic) To impress greatly; amaze; stun.
    • You wouldn't expect teenagers to sing opera, but these kids will knock your socks off.
    Synonyms:
    blow someone away, blow the socks off

Questions about knocked someone's socks off

What is knocked someone's socks off the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked someone's socks off is the simple past and past participle of knock someone's socks off.

Words near knocked someone's socks off in the dictionary

  1. knocked someone flat
  2. knocked someone for six
  3. knocked someone into the middle of next week
  4. knocked someone off their perch
  5. knocked someone over with a feather
  6. knocked someone's socks off
  7. knocked someone's wind out
  8. knocked the ball out of the park
  9. knocked the corners off
  10. knocked the daylight out of
  11. knocked the daylights out of

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