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
Devine	[də'vain]
Kalani	-	Hawaiian
Ranjit	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
Martti	MAHRT-tee	Finnish
Erasmos	-	Ancient Greek
Alana	ə-LAN-ə	English