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
Bram	BRAHM	English, Dutch
Katenka	-	Russian
Greetje	KHRAY:-tyə	Dutch
Goodman	['gudmən]
Jacob	JAY-kəb (English), YAH-kawp (Dutch)	English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical
Helka	HEL-kah	Finnish