knock off one's feet

To surprise (someone) so much that he does not know what to do.

/Her husband's death knocked Mrs. Jones off her feet./

/When Charlie was given the prize, it knocked him off his feet for a few minutes./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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