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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] 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

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[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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