rock (one) to (one's) core
rock (one) to (one's) core
To affect one very deeply or profoundly, especially in a startling or revelatory fashion. The sudden arrest of my business partner for murder has rocked me to my core, leaving me questioning everything I once knew. The dramatic ending to the film rocked him to his core.
See also: core, rock
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- have a (sudden) rush of blood to the head
- have a rush of blood to the head
- a-ha moment
- eureka moment
- ha
- a (sudden) rush of blood (to the head)
- a rush of blood
- sudden
- the tea is piping hot
- of a sudden