knock some sense into

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knock some sense into someone and knock some sense in

to strike one, making one smarter, or at least obedient. I think his father finally knocked some sense into him. The accident finally knocked in some sense. I thought that last week's experience would knock some sense in.

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: This is heartbreaking, and unfortunately, there is no magic potion to knock some sense into her family members. Annie's Mailbox®, August 7 by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar / Creators.com Nobody seems to be able to knock some sense into the junta. The news from China and Burma: then and now by Plate, Tom / San Diego Business Journal relationship will knock some sense into the guy and force him to fix things. How to Keep Him from Leaving after the Good Times by Alvin Huang / Relationships community More results

? References in periodicals archive

: This is heartbreaking, and unfortunately, there is no magic potion to knock some sense into her family members.

Annie's Mailbox®, August 7 by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar / Creators.com

Nobody seems to be able to knock some sense into the junta.

The news from China and Burma: then and now by Plate, Tom / San Diego Business Journal

relationship will knock some sense into the guy and force him to fix things.

How to Keep Him from Leaving after the Good Times by Alvin Huang / Relationships community

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