knock (someone) out

1. to hit someone so that they become unconscious.

His fall from the ladder knocked him out.

2. to remove someone from a competition.

A loss in today's game will knock us out of the playoffs.

3. to cause someone to go to sleep.

I didn't realize those pills would knock me out.

• to my mind
• tone down
• tone down something
• tongue in cheek
• tongue-in-cheek
• tongue-lashing
• to no avail
• too bad
• too big for boots
• too big for your boots
• too close for comfort
• too close to call
• too for words
• too good to be true
• too hot to handle
• too little, too late
• tools of the trade
• tools of trade
• tools of your trade
• too many chiefs
• too many chiefs and not enough Indians
• Too many cooks .
• Too many cooks spoil the broth.
• too much of a good thing
• too something for words