Idiom
someone's jaw dropped
Meaning
somebody was very surprised.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw the surprise gift.”
“When the magician made the car disappear, the audience's jaw dropped in total disbelief.”
“As the politician revealed the shocking truth during the live debate, the entire room fell silent and every observer's jaw dropped.”
Examples
simple
“Everyone's jaw dropped when they saw the surprise gift.”
contextual
“When the magician made the car disappear, the audience's jaw dropped in total disbelief.”
complex
“As the politician revealed the shocking truth during the live debate, the entire room fell silent and every observer's jaw dropped.”
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