My giddy aunt In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "My giddy aunt", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2020-10-17 08:10

bloody hell , mindblown , oh my goodness

My giddy aunt British phrase

Used to express surprise or astonishment

Did he really ask her out? Oh my giddy aunt!

Is it your first time getting an A on the test? Oh my giddy aunt!

I'll go to the foot of our stairs

To express surprise or astonishment

(well) I'll be damned!

An expression of surprise/shock or showing that you refuse to do something

as it happens/happened

Coincidentally, suprisingly; as a matter of fact

be caught on the wrong foot

To be surprised by some sudden occurrence

throw (one) for a loop

To greatly surprise, shock, or confuse someone

"Giddy" has been used from the first millennium to mean stupid or mad. The first use of "my giddy aunt" is supposed to be found in the late 1800s.

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in any (way,) shape or form

in any way at all

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I will not accept it in any way, shape or form.

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