knock his socks off
really impress him
TRANSLATION
jdm. (sehr) beeindrucken, imponieren
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Despite its being an unlikely candidate for adaptation, the book set movie-making wheels in motion even before it was published. Ryder saw the book in galley form, "and apparently it KNOCKED HER SOCKS OFF -- really captured her imagination."
(B.U. Bridge - Sept. 1999)
(B.U. Bridge - Sept. 1999)
Did you
know?
knock someone's socks off
Although often used, the origin of this interesting idiom is unknown.
You'll also hear the related phrase "sock it to (someone)" which also means "to forcefully impress (someone)"
Of all the synonyms below, I most like "knocking socks off"
affect, awe, blow away, bulldoze, electrify, enthuse, excite, faze, galvanize, grab, grandstand, inspire, kill, knock out, knock socks off, make splash, move, overawe, slay, stimulate, stir, strike, sway, thrill, touch
Although often used, the origin of this interesting idiom is unknown.
You'll also hear the related phrase "sock it to (someone)" which also means "to forcefully impress (someone)"
Of all the synonyms below, I most like "knocking socks off"
affect, awe, blow away, bulldoze, electrify, enthuse, excite, faze, galvanize, grab, grandstand, inspire, kill, knock out, knock socks off, make splash, move, overawe, slay, stimulate, stir, strike, sway, thrill, touch
