knock someone’s socks off



knock someone’s socks off

tv. to surprise or startle someone; to overwhelm someone. Wow, that explosion nearly knocked my socks off.
See also: knock, off, sock

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Daikidah-ee-keeJapanese
ParkerPAHR-kərEnglish
Wybert-Medieval English
Alphonsus[æl'fɔnsəs]
Brunildabroo-NEEL-dah (Spanish)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
DaithÍDAH-heeIrish