HyperDic: blow_out_of_the_water

English > 1 sense of the expression blow out of the water:
VERBemotionblow out of the water, shock, floor, ball over, take abacksurprise greatly
English > blow out of the water: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaningsurprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelThe bad news will blow out of the water him; The good news will blow out of the water her
Synonymsshock, floor, ball over, take aback
Narrowerstartle, galvanize, galvaniseTo stimulate to action
BroadersurpriseCause to be surprised
Spanishaturdir, chocar, pasmar, sorprender
Catalanatordir, esbalair, xocar

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