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taken aback

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  1. speechless, astonished

    when sb. says sth. outrageous, the other person may be taken aback.

    “go away, you bastard!" she screamed. leo, visibly taken aback, slunk away.

    Submitted by wyss_marc on September 19, 2019  

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  1. The Duffer Brothers:

    Eleven : *walks up to mike* Mike : 0-0 Eleven : I DUMP YOUR ASS. Mike : *surprised, sad, taken aback, broken-hearted, and a bunch of other negative feelings*

  2. Donny Phonea:

    Im a little taken aback, i moved here because safety was a factor. Poway is very safe.

  3. Gayle Dudley:

    I was taken aback. To be named a Grill Master Legend means a lot to me, what made me happiest is that I had the opportunity to share it with my mother and see how proud she was.

  4. Peter Dinklage:

    There’s a lot of hypocrisy going on, literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. But you’re still telling the story of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.’ Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me.

  5. Courtesy Bernard Wilkin/AWAP Wilkin:

    I was taken aback, this was getting really crazy.


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