be+taken+aback
41aback (taken) — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) adv. startled, taken unawares, surprised, confused, *thrown off guard …
42take aback — verb surprise greatly; knock someone s socks off (Freq. 1) I was floored when I heard that I was promoted • Syn: ↑shock, ↑floor, ↑ball over, ↑blow out of the water • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
43take aback — verb a) To surprise or shock; to discomfit. I was rather taken aback by his angry reply. b) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly. The bad news took us aback …
44take aback — If you are taken aback, it means that you re surprised or shocked by something …
45take someone aback — SURPRISE, shock, stun, stagger, astound, astonish, startle, take by surprise; dumbfound, nonplus, stop someone in their tracks; shake (up), jolt, throw, unnerve, disconcert, unsettle, bewilder; informal flabbergast, knock si …
46take aback — See: TAKEN BACK …
47take aback — See: TAKEN BACK …
48Center for Public Integrity — Infobox Non profit Non profit name = The Center for Public Integrity Non profit Non profit type = 501(c)(3) founded date = March 1989 founder = Charles Lewis location = Washington DC origins = key people = Bill Buzenberg, Executive Director… …
49Death of Gerry Ryan — Gerry Ryan at the opening of the Grand Canal Theatrein March 2010 The sudden death of RTÉ broadcaster Gerry Ryan occurred on 30 April 2010. He was 53. Ryan had been presenting The Gerry Ryan Show since 1988 and at the time of his death had the… …
50take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 …
