for a loop

Idioms  

1. see knock for a loop.

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Example Sentences

Clocktower’s Wallerstein said the Fed chair’s comments about still needing to gauge the impact of tariffs on inflation may have thrown investors for a loop.

From MarketWatch

Tibbs was thrown for a loop by both trades, and taught him a lesson about facing adversity.

From Los Angeles Times

The term Butterfly had thrown me for a loop when I’d first heard it.

From Literature

“We tried out the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory simulation, and it really threw us for a loop.”

From Literature

When she didn't go through Nashville and its country-music milieu, "it sort of threw people for a loop", he told the BBC.

From BBC