What does knock it out of someone mean?

Submitted by gapimax on October 8, 2008 - 6:15pm.

Hi, please I need you to help me find the meaning of this expression I got from a film:
Sometimes the world tries to knock it out of you.

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Submitted by piglit on October 30, 2008 - 12:34pm.
A:

To knock it out of someone means to take away their energy or enthusiasm. In this case an alternative phrase would be "the world tries to get you down".


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