make (someone's) jaw drop

make (someone's) jaw drop

To cause someone to pause in astonishment, awe, or disbelief, especially with their mouth left open. Did you see Kathy's new dress? It's so gorgeous it made my jaw drop! That play was so amazing that it made all of our jaws drop! It made my husband's jaw drop to hear that I was leaving him.
See also: drop, jaw, make
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • take (one's) breath away
  • take breath away
  • take one's breath away
  • take somebody's breath away
  • take someone's breath away
  • take your breath away
  • (well,) imagine that!
  • imagine
  • absolute unit
  • zowie