knock sideways

knock somebody sideways

(British & Australian)

to surprise, confuse or upset someone very much The news of her brother's death knocked her sideways.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Miep	MEEP	Dutch
Turgay	-	Turkish
Palmira	-	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Serhan	-	Turkish
Hezekiah	hez-ə-KIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Forrest	['fɔ:rist]