BOWL (SOMEBODY) OVER


Meaning of BOWL (SOMEBODY) OVER in English

bowl somebody ↔ over phrasal verb ( see also ↑ bowl )

1 . to accidentally hit someone and knock them down because you are running in a place that is full of people or things SYN knock over

2 . to surprise, please, or excite someone very much SYN knock out :

He was bowled over by her beauty.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.