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not know what has hit you
informalDefinition
› to be shocked and surprised because something unpleasant suddenly and unexpectedly happens to you: You wait till he starts working for Michael - he won't know what's hit him!Surprised
(Definition of not know what has hit you from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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not in the same league idiom
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not know sb from Adam idiom
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not know the first thing about sth idiom
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not know the half of it idiom
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not know the meaning of the word idiom
- not know what has hit you idiom
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not know what hit you idiom
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not know what sb sees in sb/sth idiom
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not know where to put yourself idiom
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not know where/which way to turn idiom
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not know whether to laugh or cry idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Surprised
Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- agape adjective
- aghast adjective
- amazed adjective
- astonished adjective
- dumbfounded adjective
- eyes out on stalks idiom
- gobsmacked adjective
- goggle-eyed adjective
- horror of horrors idiom
- nonplussed adjective
- not believe your eyes/ears idiom
- not believe your luck idiom
- not know what hit you idiom
- open-eyed adjective
- staggered adjective
- stunned adjective
- surprised adjective
- thunderstruck adjective
- wonder verb (SURPRISE)
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