Idiom
knock for a loop
Meaning
To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The sudden news really knocked me for a loop.”
“The unexpected resignation of the manager knocked the entire office for a loop.”
“The sudden revelation of his true identity knocked the investigators for a loop, forcing them to rethink their entire strategy.”
Examples
simple
“The sudden news really knocked me for a loop.”
contextual
“The unexpected resignation of the manager knocked the entire office for a loop.”
complex
“The sudden revelation of his true identity knocked the investigators for a loop, forcing them to rethink their entire strategy.”
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