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单词 knock (or take) the stuffing out of
释义

knock (or take) the stuffing out of

informal Severely impair the confidence or strength of (someone): rebuffs and power struggles knocked the stuffing out of him illness had knocked the stuffing out of me...
  • The two Hungarian goals either side of the break then knocked the stuffing out of a team already low on confidence and another defeat was duly delivered.
  • The mum of two said: ‘When you are 50 and feeling well, it knocks the stuffing out of you, to say the least, to be told you have bowel cancer.’
  • We try to do our bit to make the place better, but this sort of thing just knocks the stuffing out of us.

Synonyms

devastate, shatter, crush, shock, stun, distress, upset, traumatize;
demoralize
informal knock for six, knock sideways
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