sideways

be knocked sideways

To be damaged or harmed, possibly beyond repair. Primarily heard in UK. Our economy has really been knocked sideways by the recession.

knock (one) sideways

1. To cause one to topple over as a result of a very forceful impact. The cyclist wasn't going very fast at all, but he still knocked me sideways when he ran into me. The child was standing at the edge of the beach when a large wave knocked her sideways.

2. To shock, surprise, astonish, or bewilder one, especially in a distressing or upsetting manner. I know the death of his mother really knocked Tom sideways. It knocked everyone in the company sideways when Olivia announced that she was leaving.

look sideways at (someone or something)

To view or regard something in a disapproving or distrustful manner. I can't understand why everyone in this club is looking sideways at me. Am I not wearing the right clothes? Some people look sideways at these institutions, but I believe they are beneficial to the public.

knock someone for a loop

1. Fig. to strike someone hard. You really knocked me for a loop. I hope that was an accident. DI was really knocked for a loop by the falling branch.

2. and throw someone for a loop Fig. to confuse or shock someone. (This is more severe and upsetting than throw someone a curve.) When Bill heard the news, it threw him for a loop. The manager knocked Bob for a loop by firing him on the spot.

knock for a loop

Also, throw for a loop; knock down or over with a feather ; knock sideways. Overcome with surprise or astonishment, as in The news of his death knocked me for a loop, or Being fired without any warning threw me for a loop, or Jane was knocked sideways when she found out she won. The first two of these hyperbolic colloquial usages, dating from the first half of the 1900s, allude to the comic-strip image of a person pushed hard enough to roll over in the shape of a loop. The third hyperbolic term, often put as You could have knocked me down with a feather, intimating that something so light as a feather could knock one down, dates from the early 1800s; the fourth was first recorded in 1925.

look sideways at

Glance at suspiciously or amorously, as in I'm sure the detective was looking sideways at me, and it made me very nervous, or They were looking sideways at each other, and I don't think it was innocent. [Mid-1800s] Also see look askance.

be knocked sideways

BRITISH

If something is knocked sideways, it is severely damaged, and may not recover. Most of the country's trade unions have been knocked sideways in the past decade. Confidence in the British legal system has been knocked sideways. Compare with knock someone sideways.

knock someone sideways

BRITISH

If something knocks you sideways, it makes you feel amazed, confused, or very upset. What knocks most visitors sideways is the sheer power and beauty of the place. Something like this, a huge shock, completely knocks you sideways. Compare with be knocked sideways.

knock someone sideways

affect someone very severely; make someone severely depressed or unable to cope. informal

1998 Penelope Lively Spiderweb It's always knocked me sideways—the thought of what we carry around, stashed away.

knock somebody ˈsideways

(informal) surprise or shock somebody so much that they are unable to react immediately: Losing his job has really knocked him sideways.

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释义	sideways be knocked sideways To be damaged or harmed, possibly beyond repair. Primarily heard in UK. Our economy has really been knocked sideways by the recession. See also: knock, sideways knock (one) sideways 1. To cause one to topple over as a result of a very forceful impact. The cyclist wasn't going very fast at all, but he still knocked me sideways when he ran into me. The child was standing at the edge of the beach when a large wave knocked her sideways. 2. To shock, surprise, astonish, or bewilder one, especially in a distressing or upsetting manner. I know the death of his mother really knocked Tom sideways. It knocked everyone in the company sideways when Olivia announced that she was leaving. See also: knock, sideways look sideways at (someone or something) To view or regard something in a disapproving or distrustful manner. I can't understand why everyone in this club is looking sideways at me. Am I not wearing the right clothes? Some people look sideways at these institutions, but I believe they are beneficial to the public. See also: look, sideways Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. knock someone for a loop 1. Fig. to strike someone hard. You really knocked me for a loop. I hope that was an accident. DI was really knocked for a loop by the falling branch. 2. and throw someone for a loop Fig. to confuse or shock someone. (This is more severe and upsetting than throw someone a curve.) When Bill heard the news, it threw him for a loop. The manager knocked Bob for a loop by firing him on the spot. See also: knock, loop McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. knock for a loop Also, throw for a loop; knock down or over with a feather ; knock sideways. Overcome with surprise or astonishment, as in The news of his death knocked me for a loop, or Being fired without any warning threw me for a loop, or Jane was knocked sideways when she found out she won. The first two of these hyperbolic colloquial usages, dating from the first half of the 1900s, allude to the comic-strip image of a person pushed hard enough to roll over in the shape of a loop. The third hyperbolic term, often put as You could have knocked me down with a feather, intimating that something so light as a feather could knock one down, dates from the early 1800s; the fourth was first recorded in 1925. See also: knock, loop look sideways at Glance at suspiciously or amorously, as in I'm sure the detective was looking sideways at me, and it made me very nervous, or They were looking sideways at each other, and I don't think it was innocent. [Mid-1800s] Also see look askance. See also: look, sideways The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. be knocked sideways BRITISH If something is knocked sideways, it is severely damaged, and may not recover. Most of the country's trade unions have been knocked sideways in the past decade. Confidence in the British legal system has been knocked sideways. Compare with knock someone sideways. See also: knock, sideways knock someone sideways BRITISH If something knocks you sideways, it makes you feel amazed, confused, or very upset. What knocks most visitors sideways is the sheer power and beauty of the place. Something like this, a huge shock, completely knocks you sideways. Compare with be knocked sideways. See also: knock, sideways, someone Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. knock someone sideways affect someone very severely; make someone severely depressed or unable to cope. informal 1998 Penelope Lively Spiderweb It's always knocked me sideways—the thought of what we carry around, stashed away. See also: knock, sideways, someone Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary knock somebody ˈsideways (informal) surprise or shock somebody so much that they are unable to react immediately: Losing his job has really knocked him sideways. See also: knock, sideways, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: be knocked sideways beyond repair knock back a drink have had the Richard Richard knock up knocked up have it knocked knock (one) sideways knock someone sideways References in periodicals archive The EGX70 index is seeing a sideways performance, which will carry on over the coming period as blue chips attract more liquidity, the analyst noted. Egypt shares seen moving sideways as CBE keeps interest rates on hold The fangs now appear to have stuck out sideways, not down. Extinct salmon sported tusks: fossils show fish's teeth were not like saber-toothed cat's However, the soft mantle is not filling back in uniformly, because East Antarctica's harder mantle is pushing it sideways. The crust is just along for the ride. Parts of Antarctica sliding sideways Coastal property prices moved sideways after falling over the previous four months. House prices move sideways Photographer Gabriel Szabo said: "As it went to touch down it turned sideways and started to skid along the runway. Fasten your seatbelts we are coming in to land sideways! The team was surprised to find that the stars showed more of a sideways, or tangential, amount of motion than they expected. Milky Way grew by 'cannibalizing' other smaller galaxies Russian currency bonds continued drifting sideways. Russian Eurobond market closed the week going sideways. Veles Capital - Daily bonds review, Foreign market - Dec 10, 2012 ON Match of the Day last week Joe Allen was criticised for playing sideways passes. Possessiona ll-importants o keepp assingt heb all,J oe Walking sideways isn't a good way for a person to get around, but for a crab it is, The reason: Unlike humans' knees, crabs' knees are jointed sideways. Ask Science World FALLING SIDEWAYS by Thomas E Kennedy (Bloomsbury, pounds 17.99) ORIGINALLY published in Ireland as Danish Fall in 2005, Falling Sideways is the second volume of New York-born, Denmark-based Thomas E Kennedy's Copenhagen Quartet - all intended to be standalone works. books Mark Sanborn's life went sideways in 2008: The stock market rattled his investments, the recession significantly slowed his business income and he was diagnosed with cancer. At the Bookstore The tyre is subjected to continual sideways accelerations, which challenge the shoulder of the tyre and take it to the limit of adhesion. Japan's Suzuka circuit among the most challenging circuits of the year First of all, to answer the original question: In a lateral (sideways) wind, the nock end of an arrow will tail off to the downwind side in flight, because as soon as the arrow is released, it will line up with the airstream it is moving through. Part 1 of 4: how wind affects arrow flight Sideways, a software company that adapts books and other publications for immersive experiences on mobile devices, announced on Tuesday its patent-pending Buddy Reading technology with Peter Rabbit: Buddy Edition for the iPad, iPhone and Touch, which takes advantage of Apple's new Game Center technology. Sideways introduces patent-pending Buddy Reading technology with Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit As planned, the rig would drill two miles down into the seabed, then sideways up to eight miles across it, to find an enormous reservoir of oil. United States : BP drill site on Alaskan gravel island gets new scrutiny
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