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Meaning of someone's jaw dropped | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

somebody was very surprised.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Čeština někomu spadla čelist

Svenska tappa hakan

Examples

“Morris's jaw dropped — his countenance became the colour of tallow — his teeth chattered, and he gave visible signs of the utmost consternation.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

someone's luck is in someone's number is up something is better than nothing something is rotten in Denmark something is rotten in the state of Denmark something is up