jaw\ drop\ a\ mile

jaw\ drop\ a\ mile
• 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.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • jaw\ drop — • 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 …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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

  • mile — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY A MILE, MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mile — See: GIVE ONE AN INCH AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE, MISS BY A MILE, MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • mile — See: give one an inch, and he will take a mile, jaw drop or jaw drop a mile, miss by a mile, miss is as good as a mile …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drop — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BOTTOM DROP OUT, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drop — See: AT THE DROP OF A HAT, BOTTOM DROP OUT, JAW DROP or JAW DROP A MILE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drop — See: at the drop of a hat, bottom drop out, jaw drop or jaw drop a mile …   Словарь американских идиом

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