Knocked over for a six

Posted by Victoria S Dennis on January 02, 2006

In Reply to: Knocked over for a six posted by Rick on January 02, 2006

: What is the meaning of "knocked over for a six."

The usual form of the phrase is "knocked for six". It derives from the game of cricket, and was answered here last October. www.phrases.org.uk bulletin_board 43 messages 853.html