| Phrase/Idiom | knock sense into someone |
|---|---|
| Definition | When you knock sense into somebody, you use strong words or methods in order to make that person stop behaving stupidly. |
| Example | When she announced that she was going to drop out of university, her mother managed to knock some sense into her. |
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