- jaw\ drop
- • jaw drop (a mile)informalMouth fall wide open with surprise. - Used with a possessive.
Tom's jaw dropped a mile when he won the prize.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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jaw drop — or[jaw drop a mile] {informal} Mouth fall wide open with surprise. Used with a possessive. * /Tom s jaw dropped a mile when he won the prize./ … Dictionary of American idioms
jaw drop — or[jaw drop a mile] {informal} Mouth fall wide open with surprise. Used with a possessive. * /Tom s jaw dropped a mile when he won the prize./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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