sock 成语
knock your socks off
pull up your socks
sock it to me
sock it to someone
sock sth away
Idiom(s): sock sth awayTheme: SAVING
to store something in a safe place. (Informal.)
• While I worked in the city, I was able to sock $100 away every month.
• At the present time, I can't sock away that much.
Put a sock in it
If someone tells you to put a sock in it, they are telling you to shut up.Work your socks off
If you work your socks off, you work very hard.pull your socks up
work harder: "You'll have to pull your socks up if you want a promotion next year."it will blow your socks off
very hot food: "This is a fantastic stir-fry - it's hot enough to blow your socks off!"pull up one's socks|pull|pull up
v. phr. To try to do better, either in terms of one's behavior or at a task one is performing. I'll have to pull up my socks if I am going to finish my work today.sock it|sock
v. phr., also interj., slang, informal To give one's utmost; everything one is capable of; to give all one is capable of. Right on, Joe, sock it to 'em! I was watching the debate on television and more than once Bill Buckley really socked it to them.take a punch at|poke|punch|sock|take|take a poke|t
v. phr. To try to hit (someone) with the fist; swing or strike at; attack with the fists. Bob was very angry and suddenly he took a punch at Fred. Johnny knocked my hat off, so I took a poke at him. I felt like taking a sock at Joe, but I kept my temper.knock someone's socks off
knock someone's socks offsee knock the socks off.
knock the socks off
knock the socks offAlso knock someone's socks off.
1) Overwhelm, bedazzle, or amaze someone, as in The young pianist knocked the socks off of the judges, or That display will knock their socks off. [Slang; mid-1800s]
2) Also, knock the spots off. Surpass or outdo completely, defeat. For example, These large chains have been knocking the socks off the small independent grocers, or Our team knocked the spots off them. The spots most likely allude to target practice with playing cards where the object is to shoot through all the pips, spots, or marks indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card, but one authority holds that they were used in a horse-breeding context and meant “to be in the vanguard.” [Mid-1800s]
sock
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sock away
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Informal to set aside (money), esp. as savings
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sock in
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to ground (an aircraft) or close (an airfield) as because of fog: usually in the passive voice
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sock it to
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to confront, rebuke, attack, or otherwise treat harshly or severely
sock away
sock awayPut money in a safe place for future use, as in I've got about $2,000 socked away for a new car. This usage presumably alludes to putting one's savings in a sock. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]
sock in
sock inClose down an airport or other facility due to thick fog or other weather conditions impeding visibility, as in The airport was socked in all morning and air traffic was at a standstill, or We finally got to the peak and were totally socked in—there was no view at all. The sock referred to here is probably a windsock, as decisions to close an airport are made in part on the basis of observations of wind-socks, which indicate wind direction. The expression was first recorded in 1944.
sock it to
sock it toDeliver a physical blow, forceful comment, or reprimand to, as in The judge often socks it to the jury in a murder case. This idiom uses sock in the sense of “strike hard.” It is also put as an imperative, as in Sock it to them, kid! or Sock it to me!, which is sometimes used to give encouragement but can also have sexual overtones. [Second half of 1800s]
An sock idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with sock, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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