[Slang] KNOCK SOME SENSE INTO. - Learn Effective Persuasion Techniques Today

To cause someone to think reasonably.

When you hear someone say they need to "knock some sense into" someone else, it typically means they feel the need to confront or persuade that person to reconsider their unreasonable behavior or thoughts. This idiom implies a figurative (not literal) action of making someone realize the error of their ways through stern talking or by presenting logical arguments. It is often used by people who are frustrated with someone else's decisions or actions and feel a strong intervention is necessary to alter their course.

Example Sentences

1. Sometimes I feel like I need to knock some sense into him.

   Feeling the need to make him see reason.

2. Her parents tried to knock some sense into her about spending money wisely.

   Her parents trying to make her understand financial wisdom.

3. He was making poor decisions until his brother decided to knock some sense into him.

   His brother intervening to help him make better decisions.