knock the stuffing out of sb informalto make someone lose their confidence使某人气馁:•Suzanne was very upset when her mother left home. It knocked the stuffing out of her.妈妈离家后，苏珊娜心里很烦恼，她感到萎靡不振。knock the ˈstuffing out of sb(informal)to make sb lose their confidence and enthusiasm使某人丧失信心（或委靡不振） |