Idioms

taken aback
to be unpleasantly surprised, to be suddenly puzzled or shocked or confused
I was taken aback when the woman said that she did not want to work for our company any longer.

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  • taken for dead
  • talk (someone's) ear off
  • talk (someone's) head off
  • talk (someone) down in price
  • talk (someone) into (doing something)
  • talk (someone) out of (doing something)
  • talk a blue streak
  • talk back to (someone)
  • talk big
  • talk down to (someone)
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  • run around in circles
  • tar and feather (someone)
  • holy cow
  • take a course in (something)
  • leaf through (something)
  • sit up with (someone)
  • rock the boat
  • stand off (someone or something)
  • excuse (someone)
  • for all practical purposes


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