knock dead
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Greatly amuse, astonish, or thrill someone, as in This new song will knock them dead. This slangy hyperbolic expression was first recorded in 1889. Also see knock the socks off.
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Words nearby knock dead
knob lock, knock, knockabout, knock back, knock cold, knock dead, knockdown, knock-down-drag-out, knock down with a feather, knocked-down, knocker
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