set one back on heels

set one back on one's heels

Fig. to surprise or shock someone. I'll bet that news really set her back on her heels! The bill for the repairs set me back on my heels.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Radzimierz	rah-JEEM-yesh	Polish (Rare)
Brit	-	Norwegian
Janine	zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)	French, English, Dutch, German
Denzil	DEN-zil	English
Babylas	-	Late Greek, French (Rare)
Ashmole	['æʃməul]