boggle (one's)/the mind
boggle (one's)/the mind
To thoroughly overwhelm, confuse, or surprise one. The show of support from everyone just boggled my mind. The plot of that move totally boggled my mind—did you understand it?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
boggle someone's mind
to confuse someone; to overwhelm someone; to blow someone's mind. The immense size of the house boggles my mind. She said that his arrogance boggled her mind.
See also: boggle, mind
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
boggle the mind
Bewilder or astonish with complexity, novelty, or the like, as in The very magnitude of the Milky Way boggles the mind. The source of this usage is unclear, as the verb to boggle has several other seemingly unrelated meanings-to shy away, to hesitate, to bungle. [Second half of 1900s]
See also: boggle, mind
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- boggle
- boggle mind
- boggle the mind
- make mind up
- make up (one's) mind
- make up mind
- make up one's mind
- make up your mind
- Make your mind up
- It blows my mind!