"knock some sense into" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-knock some sense into.ogg Forms: knocks some sense into [present, singular, third-person], knocking some sense into [participle, present], knocked some sense into [participle, past], knocked some sense into [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} knock some sense into (third-person singular simple present knocks some sense into, present participle knocking some sense into, simple past and past participle knocked some sense into)
  1. (idiomatic) To reprimand or reform someone vigorously. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-knock_some_sense_into-en-verb-5RTOw5AI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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