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knocks someone's socks off

knocks someone's socks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 knocks someone's socks off

What is knocks someone's socks off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knocks someone's socks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of knock someone's socks off.

Words near knocks someone's socks off in the dictionary

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

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