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
Zuleika	zoo-LAY-kə (English)	Literature
Kimball	KIM-bəl	English
Konstanze	-	German
Raginald	-	Ancient Germanic
Hamilton	HAM-il-tən	English
Nanami	nah-nah-mee	Japanese