drop teeth
drop (one's) teeth
To show surprise. I don't know why everyone dropped their teeth when they heard I got the promotion—I'm as qualified for it as anyone!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
drop one's teeth
Fig. to react with great surprise. I almost dropped my teeth when she told me her news. They dropped their teeth when I told them I was married.
See also: drop, teeth
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- drop (one's) teeth
- drop one’s teeth
- hell's teeth
- sink one's teeth into, to
- grit one's teeth, to
- cast in (one's) teeth
- cast something in someone's teeth
- grit one's teeth
- grit teeth
- grit your teeth