knock over
Idioms-
Astonish, overcome, as in Their resemblance completely knocked me over . [Mid-1800s] Also see knock for a loop .
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Steal or burgle, as in They knocked over one bank and headed for another . [ Slang ; 1920s]
Example Sentences
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He got up to stretch his legs and knocked over a bottle of lotion.
From Literature
With that, Pelicarnassus swooped his giant wings, knocking over nearly everything that was still standing in Zeke’s room, and flew back out the broken window.
From Literature
“Heavens” was what Aunt Kitty might have sighed just then as she watched me strut, my full skirts knocking over the umbrella stand.
From Literature
They eat people’s livestock in the country, and knock over trash cans and scare people’s dogs in the city.
From Literature
But after Algeria beat the Leopards on Tuesday, Algerian player Mohamed Amine Amoura faced a backlash for mimicking Mboladinga and falling to the ground as though the statue had been knocked over.
From BBC
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