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Origin of "Knock you into Next Week"

Posted by TheFallen on February 18, 2003

In Reply to: Origin of "Knock you into Next Week" posted by Andy Sporner on February 17, 2003

: It is an old expression and I would be curious
: to know where it comes from.

: Does anybody know?

: The usage:

: He made her angry and she said, "If you don't
: do what I say I will knock you into next week!"

I think it comes from the implication that you'll hit someone so hard as to render them unconscious until some time next week.

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