(UK) The prank of knocking on somebody's front door and running away before it is opened.

(idiomatic) To reprimand or reform someone vigorously.

(slang, vulgar) To masturbate.

Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark

Alternative form of hit one out of the ballpark

(transitive, intransitive) To accustom (a person) to the vicissitudes of life; to cure a person of naïveté, selfishness, etc. by exposure to reality.

simple past tense and past participle of knock down to size

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knock down to size

Alternative form of cut down to size

Alternative form of hit someone for six.