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1 knock sense into somebody
inf вправить мозгиA month in prison should knock some sense into him.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > knock sense into somebody
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2 knock sense into someone
expr infmlI've been trying for years to knock some sense into my youngest daughter but she insists on going her own way — Я уже несколько лет пытаюсь образумить свою младшую дочь, но она продолжает гнуть свою линию
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > knock sense into someone
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knock some sense into someone's head — see ↑sense, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑head knock some sense into someone s head (or knock some sense into someone) informal : to cause someone to stop thinking or behaving foolishly I tried to knock some sense into the boy s head, but he just wouldn t … Useful english dictionary
knock some sense into somebody — knock/talk some ˈsense into sb idiom to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods • Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision. • Where would I be without you to knock … Useful english dictionary
knock (some) sense into (someone) — informal to use strong methods in order to teach someone to stop behaving stupidly. A month in prison should knock some sense into him … New idioms dictionary
knock some sense into — see ↑sense, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑knock … Useful english dictionary
knock some sense into someone — informal phrase to make someone start behaving in a more sensible way Thesaurus: to make someone behave in a particular waysynonym Main entry: knock … Useful english dictionary
talk some sense into somebody — knock/talk some ˈsense into sb idiom to try and persuade sb to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods • Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision. • Where would I be without you to knock … Useful english dictionary
knock some sense into someone — informal to make someone start behaving in a more sensible way … English dictionary
knock sense into — When you knock sense into somebody, you use strong words or methods in order to get that person to stop behaving stupidly. When Jason announced that he was going to drop out of college, his uncle managed to knock some sense into him … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
knock — 1 verb 1 DOOR/WINDOW (T) to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside: Why don t you knock before you come in? (+ at/on): I turned to see Jane knocking frantically on the taxi window. 2 HIT/MAKE STH… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
knock — I n. thumping noise 1) engine knock 2) a gentle; loud knock 3) a knock at, on (a knock at/on the door) blow (colloq.) 4) hard knocks (she has taken some hard knocks in her life) II v. 1) ( to rap ) to knock loudly 2) (colloq. ) (d; intr.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary