get the wind knocked out of (one)
get the wind knocked out of (one)
To have one's diaphragm spasm and contract following a sudden force or impact, resulting in a temporary inability to breathe properly. A: "I heard that a car knocked you off your bicycle earlier. Are you OK?" B: "Yes, thankfully I just got the wind knocked out of me. It could have been a lot worse." He got the wind knocked out of him from the blow to his stomach.
See also: get, knock, of, out, wind
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- knock the wind out of (one)
- to save (one's) life
- to save life
- a crick in (one's) neck
- crick in neck
- come up for air
- crick
- crick in back
- a crick in (one's) back
- (from) top to toe