knock some sense into someone

: to strike something with a sharp blow

: to collide with something

: bustle

: a sharp blow : rap, hit

: a severe misfortune or hardship

: setback, reversal

: being an unknown, undetermined, or unspecified unit or thing

: being one, a part, or an unspecified number of something (such as a class or group) named or implied

: being of an unspecified amount or number

: one indeterminate quantity, portion, or number as distinguished from the rest

: an indefinite additional amount

: about

: in some degree : somewhat

: to some degree or extent : a little

: characterized by a (specified) thing, quality, state, or action

: group of (so many) members and especially persons

: body

: chromosome

: a meaning conveyed or intended : import, signification

: the faculty of perceiving by means of sense organs

: a specialized function or mechanism (such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch) by which an animal receives and responds to external or internal stimuli

: to perceive by the senses (see ¹sense 2)

: to be or become conscious of

: grasp, comprehend

: some person : somebody