knocks 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. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of knock the corners off
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