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
Na'im-Arabic
StanisŁAwstah-NEE-swahfPolish
Maud[mɔd]
Tola-Khmer
Gunnhildur-Icelandic
Stela-Romanian