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Phrase(s): knock someone cold 1. Fig. to render someone unconscious by a violent blow. • One swipe, and he knocked him cold. • If you touch her again, I’ll knock you cold. 2. and Go to knock someone dead
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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see KNOCK OUT, def. 1.
American Heritage Idioms