before someone knows what hit

before someone knows what hit
before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) - to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it.

We'll break down the door and have the handcuffs on them before they know what's hit them.


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  • before someone knows what hit them — before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it. We ll break down the door and have the handcuffs… …   New idioms dictionary

  • before knows what hit them — before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it. We ll break down the door and have the handcuffs… …   New idioms dictionary

  • before knows what hit — before (someone) knows what hit (them) (not) know what hit (you) to feel very shocked and confused because something, usually something bad, happens to you suddenly when you were not expecting it. We ll break down the door and have the handcuffs… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know what hit you — not know what hit (you) to be shocked and confused by something surprising. When Nancy said she wanted a divorce, I didn t know what hit me. Usage notes: usually said about something bad, and often used in the form before someone knows what hit… …   New idioms dictionary

  • not know what hit — (you) to be shocked and confused by something surprising. When Nancy said she wanted a divorce, I didn t know what hit me. Usage notes: usually said about something bad, and often used in the form before someone knows what hit them: We ll have… …   New idioms dictionary

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