make (someone's) jaw drop



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make (someone's) jaw drop

To cause someone to pause in astonishment, awe, or disbelief, especially with his or her mouth left open. Did you see Kathy's new dress? It's so gorgeous it made my jaw drop! That play was so amazing that it made all of our jaws drop! It made my husband's jaw drop to hear that I was leaving him.
See also: drop, jaw, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarjattaMAHR-yaht-tahFinnish
Hananiahhan-ə-NIE-ə (English)Biblical
Maksimilian-Russian
Ilmarinen-Finnish Mythology
Abdullohi-Tajik
Chike-Western African, Igbo