knock (someone) down with a feather



knock (someone) down with a feather

To shock, confuse, or astonish someone to a point of complete bewilderment; throw someone for a loop. More often phrased as "you could have knocked me down with a feather," expressing great bewilderment or surprise. It really knocked me down with a feather to hear that my ex-wife had already remarried. I was so taken aback when I found out I'd won the lottery that you could have knocked me down with a feather!
See also: down, feather, knock

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arethaə-REETH-əEnglish
RastusRAS-təsEnglish (Rare)
Feofilakt-Russian
Tate[teit]
Evripidis-Greek
Tau-Southern African, Tswana, Sotho