blow me down
Meaning: An exclamation of complete surprise.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Example: “Blow me down, the cat has learned to open the fridge.”
Category: Nature
Origin: Nautical: a gust strong enough to knock a sailor off his feet. The phrase is recorded from the 19th century, often as "well, blow me down."
Equivalents in other languages
- German: Da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — literally: There the dog goes crazy in the frying pan
More idioms — Nature
- be over the moon — Absolutely delighted.
- green with envy — Extremely jealous.
- put down roots — To settle somewhere permanently.
- hit rock bottom — To reach the lowest possible point.
- lead someone up the garden path — To deceive someone, keeping them hopeful along the way.
- let the grass grow under one's feet — To waste time and miss opportunities.
More English idioms
- get things back on track — To bring a situation back under control after it has gone wrong.
- be in for a rude awakening — To be about to discover an unpleasant truth.
- carry coals to Newcastle — To do something completely unnecessary.
- hunky-dory — Perfectly fine.
- the morning after the night before — A hangover, and the regret that comes with it.
- rub salt in the wound — To make someone's pain or humiliation worse.
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