sweep someone off their feet

Meaning

This idiom means to make someone fall deeply and suddenly in love with you, often by being incredibly charming, romantic, or attentive. It evokes the feeling of being overwhelmed by romance and charm, as if being physically lifted up.

Examples

• He brought her flowers, took her to a fancy dinner, and completely swept her off her feet.

  He brought her flowers, took her to a fancy dinner, and completely swept her off her feet.

• She was hoping to meet someone who would sweep her off her feet on her vacation.

  She was hoping to meet someone who would sweep her off her feet on her vacation.

• You don't need to sweep her off her feet on the first date; just be yourself.

  You don't need to sweep her off her feet on the first date; just be yourself.

• He was swept off his feet by her charm and intelligence the moment they met.

  He was swept off his feet by her charm and intelligence the moment they met.

• Their romance was like a movie; he swept her off her feet in just a few weeks.

  Their romance was like a movie; he swept her off her feet in just a few weeks.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He swept her out of her feet.

  ✓ He swept her off her feet.

  The correct preposition is 'off', not 'out of'.

• ✗ She was swept off her foot by his kindness.

  ✓ She was swept off her feet by his kindness.

  The noun 'feet' must always be plural in this idiom.

Related Expressions

Practice

• He tried to ___ by writing her love letters and playing the guitar.

  💡 Use the infinitive form with the pronoun 'her'.

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  sweep her off her feet

• She wasn't expecting to be ___ so quickly by a stranger.

  💡 Use the passive voice form of the verb.

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  swept off her feet