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Other | | English term or phrase: "hit it for a six" | | His response had hit it for a six. |
| Yoriko MizunoKudoZ activityQuestions: 14 ( 5 open) ( 1 without valid answers) Answers: 2
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| | Japanese translation:打ち負かす／圧倒する／あっと驚かせる | Explanation:
hit [knock] for six
【クリケット】 <相手投手>に対して 《最高の》 6 点打を打つ; 《口》 …にひどい打撃を与える, 打ち負かす, 圧倒する, あっと驚かす.
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リーダーズ＋プラス英和辞典
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knock somebody for six (British & Australian informal)
to surprise and upset someone a lot It really knocked me for six when my ex-boyfriend announced he was getting married.
See also: knock, six
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/knock for six |
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 cinefil
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Local time: 23:46
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 打ち負かす／圧倒する／あっと驚かせる
Explanation:
hit [knock] for six
【クリケット】 <相手投手>に対して 《最高の》 6 点打を打つ; 《口》 …にひどい打撃を与える, 打ち負かす, 圧倒する, あっと驚かす.
→six
リーダーズ＋プラス英和辞典
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-10 04:12:59 GMT)
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knock somebody for six (British & Australian informal)
to surprise and upset someone a lot It really knocked me for six when my ex-boyfriend announced he was getting married.
See also: knock, six
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/knock for six
| cinefil
Japan
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of:  Japanese
PRO pts in category: 40
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