Knock Your Socks Off

Knock Your Socks Off

Compre:Welcome to English in a Minute!

If something Knock Your Socks Off, is it a good thing, or a bad thing?

Announcer:KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF

Woman:Hey! Great job in the play last night.

I was really impressed.

Man:Aw, thank you so much!

And thank you for coming to the opening night.

Woman:Well, I couldn’t be lieve it was your up there.

The whole play really Knock my Socks Off.

Maybe it’s time you gave up your day job after all?!

Compre:If something Knock Your Socks Off, it means you’re really impressed, and maybe a bit surprised.

In the past, to Knock someone’s Socks Off actually meant to defeat someone.

But today, we use this idiom in a very positive way.

In the example, (To be, or not to be …) Jonathan’s performance really Knock Anna’s Socks Off!

And that’s English in a Minute!