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knock someone for six
idiomUKinformal
to shock or upset someone very much, or to make someone very ill: 使（某人）惊呆;使（某人）大病一场
The news of his death knocked me for six.他的死讯令我震惊。
The experience had knocked him for six.
I had a bad case of flu that knocked me for six.
Being betrayed by someone you trust can really knock you for six.
When I heard the news yesterday I was knocked for six, devastated.
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