jaw drop

jaw drop or jaw drop a mile {informal}

Mouth fall wide open with surprise. — Used with a possessive.

Tom's jaw dropped a mile when he won the prize.

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mile

[mile] See: [GIVE ONE AN INCH, AND HE WILL TAKE A MILE], [JAW DROP] or [JAW DROP A MILE], [MISS BY A MILE], [MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

drop off

[drop off] {v.} 1. To take (someone or something) part of the way you are going. * /Joe asked Mrs. Jones to drop him off at the library on her […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drop by

[drop by] or [stop by] {v.} 1. or [drop around] To make a short or unplanned visit; go on a call or errand; stop at someone's home. * /Drop by […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

drop

[drop] See: [AT THE DROP OF A HAT], [BOTTOM DROP OUT], [JAW DROP] or [JAW DROP A MILE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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