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knocking some sense into

knocking some sense into is the present participle and gerund 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 knocking some sense into

What is knocking some sense into the present participle and gerund of?
Knocking some sense into is the present participle and gerund of knock some sense into.

Words near knocking some sense into in the dictionary

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

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