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A list of phrases related to the word "surprised"...
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All of a sudden
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Ay caramba ( A catchphrase from Bart Simpson )
Before you could say knife
Beggar belief
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Believe it or not
Bless my soul
Blessing in disguise
Blow someone away
Blown sideways
Bolt from the blue
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Burst your bubble
By George
By George, I think she's got it
By guess and by golly
By gum
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By jingo
Can you believe it?
Caught napping
Caught off base ( A baseball expression meaning unawares or by surprise )
Caught with your pants down
Come down to earth with a bump
Culture shock
Dawn raid
Double take
Drop a bombshell
Eye popping
Eyebrow raising ( something that creates shock or surprise )
Eyes like saucers
F*ck a duck
Face palm moment
Fancy meeting you here
Fancy that!
Flaming Nora
For goodness sake
Get away with you!
Get the drop on
Get the jump on
Gift from the gods
Golly gee
Good golly
Good grief
Good heavens
Goodness me
Gordon Bennett!
Great Scott
Great scot ( exclamation of surprise )
Have I got news for you
Heavens to Betsy
Hell's bells and buckets of blood
Hell's teeth
Holy Moses
Holy Toledo
Holy moley
Holy shit
Hot diggety dog
I ask you
I can't believe my eyes
I never did
I should cocoa
I'll be a monkey's uncle
I'll be damned
I'll eat my hat
I'll go to the foot of our stairs
If that don't take the rag off the bush
In for a shock
In from left field
In shock
Inspire me Surprise me AMD me ( AMD advertising slogan )
It had to be seen to be believed
Jaw dropping
Jump out of your skin
Jumping Jehosophat
Kick up the backside
Knock for six
Knock sideways
Knock your socks off
Like a bolt from the blue
Look what the cat dragged in
Lord love a duck
Mind blowing
Mind boggling
My giddy aunt
My heart missed a beat
My word!
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition ( A catchphrase from Monty Python's Flying Circus )
On the blind side
One for the book
One in the eye
Out of character
Out of left field
Out of the blue
Out of the clear blue sky
Pinch yourself
Sakes alive
Shit a brick
Shlock horror
Shock horror
Small wonder
Snakes alive
Spit take ( spitting out a drink in response to a joke or surprise )
Stone the crows
Stopped in your tracks
Strike a light
Strike me pink
Surprise package
Surprise surprise
Surprised by joy
Tales of the unexpected
That beats everything
That just about takes the biscuit
That's a new one on me
That's rich
The mind boggles
Thrilled to bits
Tickled pink
Tickled to death
Turn of events
Turn up for the books
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Well I never
Well blow me down
What has come over you?
What in the Sam Hill
What on earth?
What the devil?
What's all this in aid of?
You could have knocked me down with a feather
You must be joking