knock for a loop
verbDefinitions
To astonish
To astonish; to stagger or overwhelm; to confuse or disorient.
- [Denham answered] "Gas bombs, Old Man! My own prescription. […] Gas bombs powerful enough to knock a row of elephants for a loop."
- [A] triple threat to the U.S. economy[…]has knocked stock prices for a loop.
- Poor Janice, she'll be knocked for a loop. She'll feel she's let her father down.
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Vish — recursive loop
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