knock someone off
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knock (someone) off (their) perch — British & Australian to make someone fail or lose their leading position. Will Rovers win the European Cup and knock United off their perch? … New idioms dictionary
knock (someone) off (their) feet — to cause someone great pleasure or surprise. Here s a film that knocks you off your feet with its first images. He was knocked off his feet when he heard those rumors. Related vocabulary: blow your mind … New idioms dictionary
knock (someone) off (their) pedestal — put (someone) on a pedestal to believe that someone is perfect. This recent scandal has really knocked the President off his pedestal. (= shown people that he is not perfect) … New idioms dictionary
knock someone off their pedestal — phrase to show that someone who is very successful or admired or loved very much has faults like everyone else Thesaurus: to harm someone s reputationsynonym Main entry: pedestal … Useful english dictionary
knock someone off — tv. to kill someone. (Underworld. See also bump someone off.) □ The mob knocked the witnesses off. CD The cops would be happy if someone wanted to knock off Mr. Big … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
knock someone off their perch — informal cause someone to lose a position of superiority or preeminence will this knock London off its perch as Europe s leading financial center? … Useful english dictionary
knock someone off — 1》 informal kill someone. 2》 Brit. vulgar slang have sex with a woman. → knock … English new terms dictionary
knock someone off — kill someone, murder someone … English contemporary dictionary
knock someone off their pedestal — to show that someone who is very successful or admired or loved very much has faults like everyone else … English dictionary
knock block off — knock (someone s) block off informal if you say you will knock someone s block off, you mean you will hit them very hard. Say that again and I ll knock your block off! … New idioms dictionary
