2008년 11월 14일 금요일

knock someone's/something's socks off, knock your socks off

자료: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sock


knock someone's/something's socks off
to completely defeat a competitor. 
  • Japan and Korea knocked the socks off the United States in tests of science and math.
See also: knock

knock your socks off

to completely surprise or please you very much. 
  • The magazine is beautiful and combines color and unusual design in a way that knocks your socks off.
Usage notes: also used with other verbs to say that something is done in an extreme way or to a great degree:
  •  I worked my socks off to get my degree.
See also: knock

Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms © Cambridge University Press 2003

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