knock someone for six

A form of hit someone for six — To score six points against (a bowler) by hitting the ball over the boundary.

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Meanings

verbknock someone for six (third-person singular simple present knocks someone for six, present participle knocking someone for six, simple past and past participle knocked someone for six)

present singular third person knocks someone for six · participle present knocking someone for six · participle past knocked someone for six · past knocked someone for six

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hit someone for six.

    When things happened that, before, would have knocked her for six, she would be able to laugh herself out of anger.

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