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fall off one's chair

fall off one's chair verb: to experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.

Verb

fall off one's chair (third-person singular simple present falls off one's chair, present participle falling off one's chair, simple past fell off one's chair, past participle fallen off one's chair)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.

Forms of fall off one's chair

third-person singular presentfalls off one's chair
present participlefalling off one's chair
pastfell off one's chair
past participlefallen off one's chair
alternative formalmost fall off one's chair
alternative formnearly fall off one's chair

Questions about fall off one's chair

What does fall off one's chair mean?
Fall off one's chair means to experience a strong reaction of surprise, shock or disbelief.
What part of speech is fall off one's chair?
Fall off one's chair is a verb.
What is the past tense of fall off one's chair?
The past tense of fall off one's chair is fell off one's chair.

Words near fall off one's chair in the dictionary

  1. fall of the wall
  2. fall of wicket
  3. fall off
  4. fall off a cliff
  5. fall off a truck
  6. fall off one's chair
  7. fall off one's perch
  8. fall off the back of a lorry
  9. fall off the back of a truck
  10. fall off the cliff
  11. fall off the radar

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