He swept her off her feet…

London based businessman swept Bollywood heartthrob Shilpa Shetty off her feet and soon they were married

Everyone in his friend circle wondered how he, a man from a small village in UP had managed to sweep Emily, the daughter of a rich English businessman, off her feet.

The key phrase is – sweep someone of his/her feet.

Let’s see some more examples:

1. Raj Kundra swept Shilpa Shetty off her feet while she was in London for some professional work.
2. MS Dhoni was one of the most eligible bachelors of the country but one day, the news came that he had already been swept off his feet by a childhood classmate.
3. Her elegance and beauty swept the young businessman off his feet. It was a match made in heaven. She was known to be one of the most beautiful women on the earth and he was supposed to be one of the smartest men in the world.
4. Many a times you’d see an ugly man with a pretty woman or a plain looking woman with a very handsome man. Many a times you would wonder how he could sweep such a good looking woman off her feet.

Sweeping someone off their feet means making him or her fall completely in love with you.

Use this phrase to indicate a situation where someone causes someone else to fall head over heels in love with him/her.

Some more examples:

1. Several unmarried young men participated in Rakhi Sawant’s swayamvar in the hope of being able to sweep her off her feet.
2. Dharmendra swept Hema Malini off her feet when they were shooting together. Despite his being married already, Hema married him and had two daughters with him.
3. He is so handsome and charming, he can sweep anybody off her feet. However, he has decided to stay single causing heartbreak to a lot of his women colleagues.
4. “30 years ago, I was swept off my feet by your dad”, Sumit’s mom said.