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knock some sense into his head

Depression Expression: During the Depression, there was little empathy for the unemployed. Pundits identified the loafer, the hobo, the bum, the specified lazy-boy, the uninspired, those lacking ambition as needing a wakeup Call.
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He doesn't have a job, he wanders aimlessly: He needs someone to knock some sense into his head!

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Submitted by WerterBuch on October 14, 2015

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golpear algo de sentido en su cabeza

mettre un peu de sens dans sa tête

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