the shock of life

*the shock of one's life

Fig. a serious (emotional) shock. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) I opened the telegram and got the shock of my life. I had the shock of my life when I won $5,000.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Noreen	nawr-EEN	Irish, English
Amelia	ə-MEE-lee-ə (English), ə-MEEL-yə (English), ah-ME-lyah (Italian), ah-ME-lee-ah (German)	English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Xoel	-	Galician
Darby	DAHR-bee	English
Reynard	RAY-nahrd, REN-ərd	English (Rare)
Amarjeet	-	Indian (Sikh)