"someone's jaw dropped" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. (idiomatic) somebody was very surprised. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Emotions Related terms: jaw-dropping, make someone's jaw drop Translations (expression of someone's surprise): někomu spadla čelist (Czech), leesik az álla (Hungarian), komu opadła szczęka (Polish), niekomu spadla čelusť (Slovak), tappa hakan (Swedish)
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          "word": "někomu spadla čelist"
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          "sense": "expression of someone's surprise",
          "word": "leesik az álla"
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          "sense": "expression of someone's surprise",
          "word": "komu opadła szczęka"
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          "sense": "expression of someone's surprise",
          "word": "niekomu spadla čelusť"
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