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Lorenya Posted 15 years ago
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KNOCKED'EM DEAD

Hi.

Can anyone tell me what the following sentence means?

"Say K-FED KNOCKED'EM DEAD! is clipped from a longer review that reads 'If K-FED knocked'em dead at the Vegas nightclub last night, it would have been a coup de grace."

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lorenya Can anyone tell me what the following sentence means? "Say K-FED KNOCKED'EM DEAD! " The phrase "Knocked em dead" is used to say that someone to performed or played as well as they could - normally exceptionally well - the audience appreciated the performance.

— LouiseT

  • lorenya Can anyone tell me what the following sentence means?
  • "Say K-FED KNOCKED'EM DEAD!
  • " The phrase "Knocked em dead" is used to say that someone to performed or played as well as they could - normally exceptionally well - the audience appreciated the performance.
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lorenyaCan anyone tell me what the following sentence means?
"Say K-FED KNOCKED'EM DEAD! is clipped from a longer review that reads 'If K-FED knocked'em dead at the Vegas nightclub last night, it would have been a coup de grace."
The phrase "Knocked em dead" is used to say that someone to performed or played as well as they could - normally exceptionally w
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Thanks Louise. But the sentence doesn't make sense for me. If they performed well last night, what?
coup de grace means 'a death blow' i the dictionary but how does it make sense here? Can you put it in other words for me?

Thanks a lot.
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Certainly

They performed really well last night and the audience were very impressed.

"They knocked em dead" = they performed well

"They" = the performers.
"em" = the audience.

Have you heard the expression "it took my breath away" ? - Something that is so impressive that for a moment you forget to breath, alm
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Thank you very much.
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