"fall off one's chair" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: falls off one's chair [present, singular, third-person], falling off one's chair [participle, present], fell off one's chair [past], fallen off one's chair [participle, past], almost fall off one's chair [alternative], nearly fall off one's chair [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,fell,fallen>|head=~fall off:~}} fall off one's chair (third-person singular simple present falls off one's chair, present participle falling off one's chair, simple past fell off one's chair, past participle fallen off one's chair)
  1. (slang, idiomatic) To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief. Tags: idiomatic, slang
    Sense id: en-fall_off_one's_chair-en-verb-DW1Z2cz~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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