knocked for a loop
Example Sentences
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While kids who are developing typically and have many resources will be knocked for a loop, they will likely get back on their feet fine in the end.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2020
Worse, on any particular page, we might hear that René is knocked for a loop, clutching at straws, growing up before my eyes, losing his bearings.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2017
She’d clearly been knocked for a loop, but she was trying to act more with-it than she was.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
"I was knocked for a loop," Dave said with a grin.
From Dave Dawson at Dunkirk by Robert Sydney Bowen
