knock someone's socks off

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knock someone's socks off

verb knocks someone's socks off · knocking someone's socks off · knocked someone's socks off · blow 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.

    Similar: blow someone away, blow the socks off

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verb to impress greatly; amaze; stun

Françaisscier, étonner, en boucher un coin, mettre une claque

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@misc{knock_someone_s_socks_off_2026,
  title = {knock someone's socks off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knock%20someone's%20socks%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}