knock/throw sb for a loop
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› If something that happens knocks you for a loop, it upsets or confuses you because you do not expect it: He knocked me for a loop when he said he was quitting his job.Puzzle and confuseDifficult to understandUpsetting and destabilizing
(Definition of knock/throw sb for a loop from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- destabilize verb
- dislocate verb
- disrupt verb
- disruptive adjective
- make waves idiom
- put the skids under sth idiom
- rock the boat idiom
- rock verb (SHOCK)
- scupper verb (SPOIL)
- stir verb (CAUSE EMOTION)
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- undercut verb (DAMAGE)
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