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made someone's jaw drop

made someone's jaw drop is the simple past and past participle of make someone's jaw drop.

Meaning of make someone's jaw drop

Verb

make someone's jaw drop (third-person singular simple present makes someone's jaw drop, present participle making someone's jaw drop, simple past and past participle made someone's jaw drop)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause someone to be very surprised or alarmed.
    • The news that I'm pregnant after so many tries made my husband's jaw drop.

Questions about made someone's jaw drop

What is made someone's jaw drop the simple past and past participle of?
Made someone's jaw drop is the simple past and past participle of make someone's jaw drop.

Words near made someone's jaw drop in the dictionary

  1. made someone's flesh crawl
  2. made someone's flesh creep
  3. made someone's hair curl
  4. made someone's hair stand on end
  5. made someone's head spin
  6. made someone's jaw drop
  7. made someone's skin crawl
  8. made someone's skin creep
  9. made someone's teeth itch
  10. made someone's toenails curl
  11. made someone's toes curl

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