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Phrase(s): knocked out
1. Lit. unconscious. • The losing boxer lay on the canvas, knocked out. 2. Fig. exhausted. • We were all knocked out at the end of the day. • I’m knocked out after just a little bit of work. 3. Fig. overwhelmed. • We were just knocked out when we heard your news. • Were we surprised? We were knocked out—elated! 4. Fig. intoxicated. • They were all knocked out by midnight. • Gary was knocked out when we dropped by, so we tried to sober him up.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs