How to Pronounce "knock down with a feather"
expression
ˈnɑk/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfɛðɝ
NAHK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thur
nˈɒk/ /dˈaʊn/ /wˈɪð/ /æɪ/ /fˈɛðɐ
NOK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thuh
Definition
To be extremely surprised or shocked by something, so much that even a very small push (like a feather) would make you fall down. It’s used to express total astonishment.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɑk/ /ˈdaʊn/ /ˈwɪð/, /ˈwɪθ/, /wɪð/, /wɪθ/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈfɛðɝ
British English
nˈɒk/ /dˈaʊn/ /wˈɪð/ /æɪ/ /fˈɛðɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NAHK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thur
UK
NOK DOWN WITH uh FEH-thuh
Listen in Context
When I heard the news, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
I was so surprised, it would have knocked me down with a feather.
The result of the game almost knocked me down with a feather.
Honestly, when she told me her secret, I could have been knocked down with a feather.