Something boggles the mind In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "something boggles the mind", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-08-23 05:08

Meaning of Something boggles the mind

Synonyms:

blow (one's) mind

Something boggles the mind phrase

If something boggles the/your mind, it makes you unable to imagine or understand it.
 

 

Seeing the girl that I'd walked past again totally boggled my mind.

It boggles the mind to hear two conflicting accounts of what happened.

With a view to boggling the students' minds on the test, the teacher created some complicated maths questions.

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Well, bust my buttons!

An exclamation of shock or surprise

dad fetch my buttons

Used to express surprise

discombobulate

Make somebody feel uncomfortable and confused

don't that take the rag off the bush

An exclamation given to express ​the feeling of disbelief in something that has occured

jump out of one's skin

To be extremely surprised or frightened

Grammar and Usage of Something boggles the mind

Verb Forms

  • boggled the mind
  • boggling the mind

The verb "boggle" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Something boggles the mind

The origin of this phrase is not clear.
 

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to come unglued
To fail or become extremely angry or upset
Example: She came unglued when she heard her most well-prepared presentation had a low score. 
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