• @SpaceNoodle
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    75 days ago

    Mr Holding’s parents, both in their 80s, had been “knocked for six”.

    Translation?

    • Skua
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      165 days ago

      Stunned, shocked. It originates in cricket, in which hitting the ball beyond the boundaries of the field without it bouncing gets you six points

      • @[email protected]
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        25 days ago

        I’d never given it any thought about where the expression came from. Makes sense though really, interesting!