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with one's jaw in one's lap
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Etymology
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Extension of the metaphor used in
jaw-dropping
.
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with
one's
jaw
in
one's
lap
(
idiomatic
)
astonished
,
amazed
The contortionist's performance left me
with my jaw in my lap
.
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