sweep (someone) off his feet

sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) (jemanded) hinreißen

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  • sweep someone off his/her feet — sweep (someone) off his/her feet see ↑sweep, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑foot sweep (someone) off his/her feet : to make (someone) suddenly become very attracted to you in a romantic way She says that he swept her of …   Useful english dictionary

  • sweep off his/her feet — sweep (someone) off his/her feet see ↑sweep, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑foot sweep (someone) off his/her feet : to make (someone) suddenly become very attracted to you in a romantic way She says that he swept her of …   Useful english dictionary

  • feet — [fēt] n. pl. of FOOT feet of clay a weakness or defect of character (in an otherwise strong person) get one s feet wet to have or get one s first experience in some activity or pursuit have one s feet on the ground to be practical, realistic, etc …   English World dictionary

  • sweep — sweep1 [ swip ] (past tense and past participle swept [ swept ] ) verb ** ▸ 1 clean with long brush ▸ 2 move/spread quickly ▸ 3 look at/search ▸ 4 stretch over large area ▸ 5 win easily ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to clean a floor …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sweep — I UK [swiːp] / US [swɪp] verb Word forms sweep : present tense I/you/we/they sweep he/she/it sweeps present participle sweeping past tense swept UK [swept] / US past participle swept ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to clean a floor, the ground …   English dictionary

  • sweep — sweep1 W3S3 [swi:p] v past tense and past participle swept [swept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clean something)¦ 2¦(push something somewhere)¦ 3¦(push somebody/something with force)¦ 4¦(group moves)¦ 5¦(wind/waves etc)¦ 6¦(become popular)¦ 7¦(feeling)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sweep — 1 /swi:p/ verb past tense and past participle swept /swept/ 1 CLEAN STH (T) to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground using a special brush: Bert swept the path in front of the house. | Sweep the floor clean for me please. 2 PUSH STH… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • sweep off one's feet — {v. phr.} To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings. * /The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feet… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sweep off one's feet — {v. phr.} To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings. * /The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feet… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sweep\ off\ one's\ feet — v. phr. To make (someone) have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings. The handsome football captain swept Joan off her feet when… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sweep — [[t]swi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeps, sweeping, swept 1) VERB If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. [V n] The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in... [V n prep/adv]… …   English dictionary

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