Hi everybody! What common idioms do you use to describe when you are so surprised or so shocked that you cannot speak?
Your answers will be greatly appreciated.
StevenLoan
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So surprised or so shocked
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speechless
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Signature: tony
I'm puzzled therefore I think.
I'm puzzled therefore I think.
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tony h : Thanks so much for your answer.
StevenLoan
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"I'm {dumbfounded / dumbstruck / gobsmacked / struck dumb}".
"I'm lost for words".
"I have no words".
Of course, this situation can also be described using the past tense: "I had no words", etc.
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"I'm lost for words".
"I have no words".
Of course, this situation can also be described using the past tense: "I had no words", etc.
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Erik : Thanks a lot for your versions. They are a big help to me.
StevenLoan
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For me, "speechless" and "lost for words" are by far the most common of the alternatives suggested, at least in modern colloquial English.
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Signature: Phil White
Non sum felix lepus
Non sum felix lepus
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Phil White : Thanks very much for your answer. It really helps.
StevenLoan
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