Greatly amuse, astonish, or thrill someone, as in This new song will knock them dead. This slangy hyperbolic expression was first recorded in 1889. Also see
knock the socks off.
knock dead
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- dead (Idiom)
- knock (Idiom)
- Knock 'Em Dead Kid (1977 Album by Trooper)
- Gas House Kids (1946 Crime Film)
- L.A. Streetfighters (1985 Action Film)
- The Producers (Sources) (play)
- Adams Media (Business Segment Company)
- Trooper (Rock Band, '70s, '80s)
- Golden Classics (1993 Album by Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles)
- Supersonic and Demonic Relics [Bonus Track] (2003 Album by Mötley Crüe)
- Plastic Jesus (2004 Album by Jackass)
- Illusion of Safety & Thomas Köner (2002 Album by Illusion of Safety & Thomas Köner)
- Ethel Merman (Actor / Singer)
- Now My Heart Is Full (1994 Album by Morrissey)
