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- knock sense into
knock sense into
knock (some) sense into somebody
(informal) to use strong methods in order to teach someone to stop behaving stupidly A month in prison should knock some sense into him.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Nere | | - | Basque |
Miina | | MEE:-nah | Finnish |
PÉPin | | PEP-in (English) | History |
Cecelia | | [si'si:ljə] | |
Yunus | | - | Arabic, Turkish |
Rashawn | | rə-SHAWN, ray-SHAWN | African American (Modern) |