you could have knocked me over with a feather
knock (someone) over with a feather
To shock, confuse, or astonish someone to a point of complete bewilderment; throw someone for a loop. More often phrased as "you could have knocked me over with a feather," expressing great bewilderment or surprise. It really knocked me over with a feather to hear that my ex-wife had already remarried. I was so taken aback when I found out I'd won the lottery that you could have knocked me over with a feather!
See also: feather, knock, over
you could have knocked me over with a feather
An expression of great or utter surprise, bewilderment, or astonishment. I was so taken aback when I found out I'd won the lottery that you could have knocked me over with a feather!
See also: could, feather, have, knock, over
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
Fig. I was extremely surprised.; I was so surprised that it was as if I was disoriented and could have been knocked over easily. When she told me she was going to get married, you could have knocked me over with a feather. John: Did you hear that they are going to tear down city hall and build a new one—price tag twelve million dollars? Sally: Yes, and when I heard that, you could have knocked me over with a feather.
See also: could, feather, have, knock, over
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
You could have knocked me over with a feather
sent. I was completely surprised. I was shocked. You could have knocked me over with a feather.
See also: could, feather, have, knock, over
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- a stranger to (someone or something)
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- accompany on a journey
- brief (someone) about (someone or something)
- brief about
- be (not) a patch on
- be in bad with (someone)
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time