knocking someone off their perch

A form of knock someone off their perch — To defeat or overcome someone who was in a dominant position.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of knock someone off their perch
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APA

knocking someone off their perch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking%20someone%20off%20their%20perch

MLA

“knocking someone off their perch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking%20someone%20off%20their%20perch. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knocking someone off their perch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knocking%20someone%20off%20their%20perch.

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