knock someone for six

English

Verb

knock someone for six (third-person singular simple present knocks someone for six, present participle knocking someone for six, simple past and past participle knocked someone for six)

  1. Alternative form of hit someone for six.
    • 2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 620:
      When things happened that, before, would have knocked her for six, she would be able to laugh herself out of anger.
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