| 词组 | put someone off their stride |
| 释义 | Idiom put someone off their strideput (someone) off (their) stride British, American & Australian, British & Australian to take someone's attention away from what they are doing so they are not able to do it well.She was making funny faces at me, trying to put me off my stroke.When I'm playing chess, the slightest noise can put me off my stride. put (one) off (one's) strideTo disturb, distract from, or interfere with what one is doing, such that they are unable to do it well. It really put me off my stride to have my parents watching while I worked on my painting. The boxer tried to put his opponent off his stride by getting in his face right before the fight. put someone off their strideBRITISHIf something puts you off your stride, it stops you from concentrating on what you are doing, so that you do not do it as well as usual. It was clearly a tactic designed to put his opponent off his stride. Note: The verbs knock and throw are sometimes used instead of put. Perhaps a few jokes during the game will knock Chris off his stride. Compare with put someone off their stroke. |
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