| 释义 |
knock (someone) down with a feather, to knock down with a feathersee under knock for a loop. See also: down, feather, knockknock (someone) down with a feather, toTo overcome with surprise. This hyperbole dates from the early nineteenth century. An early appearance in print is in William Cobbett’s Rural Rides (1821): “You might have knocked me down with a feather.” Today it is more often used with the conditional could (instead of might).See also: down, knock |