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knock some sense into

idiom

To reprimand or reform someone vigorously.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    abound in one's own sense

    To follow one’s own inclinations and opinions.

  2. 02

    don't knock yourself out

    Don't overexert yourself (in doing something that does not require much effort).

  3. 03

    good sense

    Common sense; sensibleness.

  4. 04

    knock down a peg

    Synonym of take down a notch.

  5. 05

    knock for a loop

    To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient.

  6. 06

    knock it off

    to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or wrong.

  7. 07

    knock on heaven's door

    To die or be close to death.

  8. 08

    knock on wood

    To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement.

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