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knocking someone's socks off

knocking someone's socks off is the present participle and gerund 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 knocking someone's socks off

What is knocking someone's socks off the present participle and gerund of?
Knocking someone's socks off is the present participle and gerund of knock someone's socks off.

Words near knocking someone's socks off in the dictionary

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

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