knocked the corners off

A form of knock the corners off — To accustom (a person) to the vicissitudes of life; to cure a person of naïveté, selfishness, etc. by exposure to reality.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of knock the corners off
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MLA

“knocked the corners off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocked%20the%20corners%20off. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knocked the corners off,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocked%20the%20corners%20off.

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