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
DraŽEnka	drah-ZHEN-kah	Croatian
Curtis	['kə:tis]
Cherise	shə-REES	English
Parminder	-	Indian (Sikh)
Nurasyl	-	Kazakh
Kaitlynn	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)