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English idioms relating to
SURPRISE - DISBELIEF
 

 It beats me!  This expression is used to express surprise at something that you
 find difficult to understand,
 
"It beats me how he can live in that horrible apartment!"
 It's beyond me  The expression "it's beyond me" means:  "it's impossible for me to
 understand"
 "It's beyond me why Mary wants to marry John."
 A bolt from the blue  To refer to something as a bolt from the blue means
 that it happened completely unexpectedly.
 The chairman's resignation came as a bolt from the blue!"
 Out of the blue  If something happens out of the blue, it happens unexpectedly.
 One's jaw drops   If someone's jaw drops, they show total amazement.
 
"When the prize was announced, the winner's jaw dropped."
 Jump out of one's skin.  If you jump out of your skin, you are extremely surprised or shocked. 
 "Jane nearly jumped out of her skin when the horse put its head
 through the window!"
 Knock somebody down with a feather   To say "you could have knocked me down with a feather"
 
emphasizes the  fact that you were extremely surprised.
 "When I heard the name of the winner, you could have knocked me
 down with a feather!"
 The mind boggles  The expression "the mind boggles" is used as a reaction to
 something you find amazing or difficult to understand.
 Nine-day wonder  An event which is a nine-day wonder causes interest, surprise or
 excitement for a short time, but it doesn't last.
 "His sudden departure was a nine-day wonder but he was soon forgotten."
 Raise eyebrows  If you raise your eyebrows at something, you show surprise or
 disapproval by the expression on your face.
 "When the boss arrived in jeans, there were a lot of raised eyebrows."
 Seeing is believing  This expression means that when you see something, you can be sure
 it exists, or that what you have been told is really true.
 "Mark says bananas grow in his garden, but seeing is believing!"
 Stop dead in one's tracks  If you stop dead in your tracks, you stop suddenly because you are
 frightened or surprised.
 "When Steve saw the snake, he stopped dead in his tracks."
 There's no accounting for taste!  This expression is used to indicate surprise at another person's likes
 or dislikes
 "She fell in love with a guy who's short, fat, bald and poor ...
  well, there's no accounting for taste!"
 Wonders will never cease!   This saying is used to express pleasure or surprise at something.
  "Idioms are increasingly popular with learners of English.
  Wonders will never cease!
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