| Idiom | Sweep You off Your Feet |
|---|---|
| Example | Maria married Carlos, her millionaire boss. She just swept him off his feet. |
| Meaning | to make a favorable impression; to affect with strong emotion or enthusiasm; to overcome someone with feelings of love or happiness so strong that he or she can't resist you |
| Origin | This idiom comes from the 19th century and joins a list of sayings that relate being overwhelmed by feelings of love with being knocked down: "She's a knockout"; "He bowled her over"; "They got carried away with each other." These expressions suggest that sometimes emotions are so intense that you can't even remain standing when you're hit by one of them. |
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