"with one's jaw in one's lap" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-with one's jaw in one's lap.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Extension of the metaphor used in jaw-dropping. Etymology templates: {{m|en|jaw-dropping}} jaw-dropping Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} with one's jaw in one's lap
  1. (idiomatic) astonished, amazed Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-with_one's_jaw_in_one's_lap-en-prep_phrase-sjAZ6UZ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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