Usage of "take aback"

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Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.

To cause someone to feel surprise.

Использование термина take aback на английском

In New Zealand, local fans were also taken aback by the news. 
 Radio NZ 

The board were taken aback by size of the problem at Laiki. 
 Reuters 

Alice was quite taken aback by the extent of this negative concept. 
 Alice in quantumland: an allegory of quantum physics 

Some users said they were taken aback by the silver fix loss. 
 Reuters 

It left several Ministers taken aback by the severity of the warnings. 
 The Irish Times 

But not as taken aback as I would be come Monday morning. 
 Monday Mourning 

Jamieson stood speechless for a moment, completely taken aback by the proposal. 
 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 

Taken aback, I couldn't answer, and the atmosphere grew even more stilted. 
 Evil and the Mask 

Lorena was so taken aback that she didn't know what to say. 
 Lonesome dove 

Faye was instantly taken aback, but she didn't want to let on. 
 Family album 

MaNtuli is taken aback when she learns about her enemy's new venture. 
 The South African 

He had been taken aback enough not to absorb her suggestion immediately. 
 Small wars: a novel 

Kelly seemed so taken aback by the suggestion, he couldn't help chuckling. 
 Michael's discovery 

The words ripped out of her, and even Sted paused, taken aback. 
 The spirit rebellion: the legend of eli monpress: book 2 

For the first time, it was Wagoner's turn to be taken aback. 
 Cities in Flight 

Kallie was taken aback, less by the news than by Heather's attitude. 
 The water room 

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Значения термина take aback на английском