drop teeth



drop one's teeth

Fig. to react with great surprise. I almost dropped my teeth when she told me her news. They dropped their teeth when I told them I was married.
See also: drop, teeth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Danica-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, Macedonian, English
Krunoslav-Croatian
LiisiLEE:-see (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
SuviSOO-veeFinnish
Raabi'a-Arabic
Graziellagraht-SYEL-lahItalian