| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| knock me over with a feather | I was very surprised, I could not believe it, blow me down | When she told me she was married to my ex-husband, you could have knocked me over with a feather. |
| knock off | remove, kill | One by one, the wolves were knocked off - shot by hunters. |
| knock out | hit a person until he is unconscious, out cold | You punched him very hard. You knocked him out. |
| knock the wind out of his sails | cause him to slow down, cause him to quit, knock him down a peg (see knock you down a peg) | If you tell him his letter is full of errors, you'll knock the wind out of his sails. |
| knock them down, drag them out | fighting, brawling, Donnybrook, no holds barred | After the game, a few soccer fans began to fight. It was a knock-em-down-drag-em-out brawl. |
| knock up [B] | become pregnant, in a family way | She doesn't want to get knocked up, so she uses a contraceptive. |
| knock you down a peg | say you are too proud, put him in his place | If you are too cocky, Don will knock you down a peg. |
| knock you out | amaze you, blow your mind | You should see The Phantom of the Opera. It'll knock you out. |
| knock your socks off | surprise you, perform better than you expect | This music will knock your socks off! It's rock and roll! |
| knocked out | eliminated from a competition or series | Our team was knocked out during the semi-final games. |
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