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
Lance	[læns]
Petya	-	Russian, Bulgarian
Connie	KAHN-ee	English
Dudu	-	Portuguese
Ahmed	-	Turkish, Bosnian, Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
ApolÓNia	ə-poo-LAW-nyə	Portuguese