2. Out of the blue
very unexpected
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She got
promoted to a
senior manager
position out of
the blue.
3. One’s jaw drops
used to say when something is very
impressive or surprising
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My jaw dropped
when I first saw
Toronto’s skyline.
4. To knock somebody’s socks off
to surprise and please someone by being very
impressive
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The food at the newly
opened restaurant
absolutely knocked my
socks off.
5. To be struck dumb
to suddenly be unable to talk, usually because you
are very surprised or shocked
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Jason was struck dumb
when he heard the
news about his
company relocating to
another province.
6. To do a double take
to look at someone or something again because you
are very surprised by what you saw or heard
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I stopped to do a double
take when I saw my
friend’s name in the
newspaper.
