take aback, v.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
ball over blow out of the water floor shock take aback
sample sentences
"I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her
lexical pointers
derivationally related form