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někomu spadla čelist

/[ɲɛkomu spadla t͡ʃɛlɪst]/
Czechphrase

Definitions

  1. 1.
    someone's jaw dropped, somebody was very surprised
    • – Kam vlastně letíš? Tak náhle? Jan Jiří krátce zaváhal: – Éé, do Prahy. Ale neletím. Jedu vlakem. Petrovi spadla čelist.

      –Where are you flying? So suddenly? Jan Jiří hesitated for a while: –Er, to Prague. But I'm not flying. I'm travelling by train. Petr's jaw dropped.

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