surprise idioms
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Surprise Idioms
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Out of the bluevery unexpected
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She got promoted to a
senior manager position out of
the blue.
One’s jaw dropsused to say when something is very
impressive or surprising
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My jaw dropped when I first saw
Toronto’s skyline.
To knock somebody’s socks offto surprise and please someone by being
very impressive
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The food at the newly opened restaurant
absolutely knocked my socks off.
To be struck dumbto suddenly be unable to talk, usually because
you are very surprised or shocked
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Jason was struck dumb when he heard the news about his company relocating to another province.
To do a double taketo look at someone or something again
because you are very surprised by what you saw or heard
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I stopped to do a double take when I saw my friend’s name in the newspaper.