English Dictionary

knock someone off their perch

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To defeat or overcome someone who was in a dominant position.

日本語の意味

優位な立場にあった相手を打ち負かす / 支配的地位の人物を退ける / 最高の地位にあった人を打倒する

The unexpected merger allowed the small competitor to knock someone off their perch in the market, dethroning the long-time leader.

その思いがけない合併により、小さな競合企業は市場で長年の首位企業を打ち負かし、その地位から引きずり下ろした。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To defeat or overcome someone who was in a dominant position.

Tiger Woods has been knocked off his perch as the No1 player in the world after Vijay Singh beat him in the Deutsche Bank Open last night.

knocks someone off their perch （ present singular third-person ）

knocking someone off their perch （ participle present ）

knocked someone off their perch （ participle past ）

knocked someone off their perch （ past ）