present participle of knock one down with a feather (alternative form of knocking one over with a feather).

(baseball) To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting. / (idiomatic) To cause something to be replaced by something else.

(idiomatic) To go ahead; to do as one pleases.

(idiomatic, chiefly US) The source of an education consisting of real-world experiences, especially adverse experiences.

plural of school of hard knocks

(transitive, originally US, colloquial, dated) To beat up or seriously injure (a person); to badly damage (a thing).

Synonym of beat the daylights out of

Alternative form of knock the living daylights out of

(slang, now rare) A strong alcoholic drink.

Overbearing; overpowering.