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Knock you back on your socks

Posted: July 31, 2020 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , |Leave a comment

Chuck Todd on MSNBC was describing Democratic strategist worries about certain voter registration numbers.  This is a congruent conflation of “knock your socks off” and “set (one) back on (one’s) heels” , both meaning to put one in a state of surprise.  A big thanks to Bruce Ryan for hearing this one and sending it in!

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