knock some sense into

knock some sense into someone

and knock some sense in

to strike one, making one smarter, or at least obedient. I think his father finally knocked some sense into him. The accident finally knocked in some sense. I thought that last week's experience would knock some sense in.

knock some sense into

Slang

To beat or hit (someone) in an effort to teach a lesson or cause a person to adopt an acceptable pattern of behavior.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bhaltair	-	Scottish
ÁBel	AH-bel	Hungarian
Cirila	-	Slovene
Emmalyn	EM-ə-lin	English (Modern)
Topaz	TO-paz	English (Rare)
Lynnette	li-NET	English