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EVERYDAY IDIOMS
23 SURPRISE AND SHOCK
8
Language - English
Graduate
06/08/2006

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Term
TAKE BY SURPRISE
Definition
to surprise someone
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GIVE SOMEONE A START
Definition
to startle someone
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TAKE ABACK
Definition
to surprise, to shock
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THROW FOR A LOOP
Definition
to do or say something that others would never expect
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HEART-STOPPER
Definition
something that causes great surprise or shock
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WHAT ON EARTH,
WHAT IN THE WORD,
WHAT THE DEVIL,
Definition
an expression of disbelief
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DROP A BOMBSHELL
Definition
to announce shocking news
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TURN OVER IN ONE`S GRAVE
Definition
to be shocked beyond belief
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