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knock someone sideways
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
That flu really knocked me sideways.那次流感使我大病一场。
Losing the case knocked her sideways and she lost a lot of weight.
The allegations have knocked him sideways and he denies them all.
He was knocked sideways by the sudden death of a friend.
Their complacency is knocked sideways when they receive a threatening message.
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