VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Knock Some Sense Into

Meaning:

To beat someone in order to teach him/her a lesson. May be used figuratively.

Examples:

  • You want me to go knock some sense into Seth?
  • You're gonna knock some sense into me?
  • A little jail time will knock some sense into you.
  • I'm gonna knock some sense into you myself.
  • Tiger, can't you knock some sense into your friend?
  • Someone needs to knock some sense into this girl.
  • Well, I'm gonna try to go knock some sense into myself.
  • I'm here 'cause someone needs to knock some sense into you, chérie.
  • But you did knock some sense into it.
  • Cause I'm trying to knock some sense into you.