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Mayjl Posted 19 years ago
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What is the meaning of "sock your knocks off"?

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00I know the meaning of "knock your socks off." But how about "sock your knocks off?" Is it an idiom?02br
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0 No, it isn't. If someone said it they were making a joke on knock your socks off. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 No, it isn't.
  • If someone said it they were making a joke on knock your socks off.
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0 No, it isn't. If someone said it they were making a joke on knock your socks off. 0-
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0 I think it's a play on the official version, which is well described at: 02br
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00 That arrangement of shoes-over-socks is important in understanding02br
00 "knock your socks off." The phrase first appeared in the mid-19th02br
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0 Thank you, both of you! : )02br
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00So it is a pun and I got it now.0-
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01cite10Mayjl12cite10Thank you, both of you! : )12br
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11b01font00A spoonerism, to be exact, I believe.02font02b00 0-
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0 01b01font00A spoonerism, to be exact, I believe.02font02b02br
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01cite10Mayjl12cite11b11font10A spoonerism, to be exact, I believe.12font12b12br
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