To floor someone
By metaphor: defeated him. Caused him a hard downfall.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִפִּיל אוֹתוֹ לַקְּרָשִׁים
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הֵבִיס אוֹתוֹ. גָּרַם לוֹ לְמַפָּלָה קָשָׁה.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)