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Osmangazali Posted 22 years ago
Vocabulary
Knock your socks off
Hi, John. What's new ?
Oh, nothing too much with me, but you ought to see Fredo's new car. It'll knock your socks off!
So, he finally got that Italian sports car he's been dreaming about.
He sure did. When you see all the custom features that it has, you'll get so enthused and excited you won't know what to do.
Boy, I can hardly wait to go for a ride in it.
Oh, nothing too much with me, but you ought to see Fredo's new car. It'll knock your socks off!
So, he finally got that Italian sports car he's been dreaming about.
He sure did. When you see all the custom features that it has, you'll get so enthused and excited you won't know what to do.
Boy, I can hardly wait to go for a ride in it.
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In this context, it seems to mean 'it will impress you very much', though it's sometimes also used to mean 'defeat thoroughly', as in 'knock the socks off the opposition'. The latter usage is very close to 'knock spots off', so maybe the two phrases are beginning to converge.
- In this context, it seems to mean 'it will impress you very much', though it's sometimes also used to mean 'defeat thoroughly', as in 'knock the socks off the opposition'.
- The latter usage is very close to 'knock spots off', so maybe the two phrases are beginning to converge.
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In this context, it seems to mean 'it will impress you very much', though it's sometimes also used to mean 'defeat thoroughly', as in 'knock the socks off the opposition'.
The latter usage is very close to 'knock spots off', so maybe the two phrases are beginning to converge.
The latter usage is very close to 'knock spots off', so maybe the two phrases are beginning to converge.
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Hello Osmangazali
The metaphor in 'knock your socks off' seems to be of
an impact so great, it will cause not only your shoes,
but even your socks to fly off, as in a cartoon.
It was originally used in the contexts of fist-fights ('I'll
knock your socks off', cf 'I'll knock your block off'), but
seems to have developed a more positive sense of 'make
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The metaphor in 'knock your socks off' seems to be of
an impact so great, it will cause not only your shoes,
but even your socks to fly off, as in a cartoon.
It was originally used in the contexts of fist-fights ('I'll
knock your socks off', cf 'I'll knock your block off'), but
seems to have developed a more positive sense of 'make
a
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