knock\ for\ a\ loop

knock\ for\ a\ loop
• knock for a loop
• throw for a loop
v. phr. slang
To surprise very much.

When I heard they were moving, I was really knocked for a loop.

The news of their marriage threw me for a loop.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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