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
Eliana (2)	-	Hebrew
Darcey	['da:si]
Tor	TOOR (Swedish, Norwegian), TOR (Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Karine (2)	-	Norwegian
Eduardo	e-DHWAHR-do (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Short	[ʃɔ:t]