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41take someone aback — SURPRISE, shock, stun, stagger, astound, astonish, startle, take by surprise; dumbfound, nonplus, stop someone in their tracks; shake (up), jolt, throw, unnerve, disconcert, unsettle, bewilder; informal flabbergast, knock si …
42taken aback — Taken by surprise • • • Main Entry: ↑aback …
43taken aback — Meaning Surprised. Origin When the wind changes direction the sails of a sailing ship sometimes blow back against the mast, i.e. they are taken aback …
44be\ taken\ aback — adj Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or shocked. When he came to pay for his dinner he was taken aback to find that he had left his wallet at home. See: take back •• to (be) cause(d) a feeling of surprise or astonishment, often also with… …
45taken\ aback — adj Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or shocked. When he came to pay for his dinner he was taken aback to find that he had left his wallet at home. See: take back •• to (be) cause(d) a feeling of surprise or astonishment, often also with… …
46taken aback — unpleasantly surprised, suddenly puzzled or shocked I was taken aback when she said that she didn t want to work with us any longer …
47take someone aback — shock or surprise someone. → aback …
48be taken aback — to be shocked or surprised, especially by something that someone says or does to you Bill was taken aback by the girl s directness …
49(be) taken aback (by somebody) — be taken aˈback (by sb/sth) idiom to be shocked or surprised by sb/sth • She was completely taken aback by his anger. Main entry: ↑abackidiom …
50(be) taken aback (by something) — be taken aˈback (by sb/sth) idiom to be shocked or surprised by sb/sth • She was completely taken aback by his anger. Main entry: ↑abackidiom …