be lost for words

To be unable to speak or articulate a coherent thought, typically because one is surprised. When I got the call that my straight-A-student daughter had been arrested for breaking into the school, I was lost for words. When I found out that my coworkers had taken a collection to help pay for my medical bills, I was lost for words.

be lost for words

to be unable to speak because you are so surprised I was so amazed at what she'd said I found myself completely lost for words.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
'Ittay	-	Biblical Hebrew
Ognjan	-	Croatian, Serbian
TÓNi	-	Hungarian
Mihail	-	Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek
Pola	-	Polish
Hank	HANGK	English