idiomdisapprovingtobehaveas if you are veryshocked,especiallywhen you show moreshockthan you reallyfeelinorderto show that youthinksomething ismorallybad:对某事过度地作出感到惊讶或感到可耻的反应Theyclutchtheirpearlsat therestof the nation'sobesity.他们对国内其他地区的肥胖问题感到不可置信。Onlyhypocritesclutchtheirpearlsandfaintwhen thetruthisspoken.当真理被说出时,只有伪君子才会过度反应地假装晕过去。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesExpressions of surprise
accha
achha
actually
ay
begorrah
blow
glory
heaven
hell's bells
hold onidiom
how about that?idiom
I ask you!idiom
I can't evenidiom
sheesh
shit
shock, horror!idiom
shut
shut the front door!idiom
speak/talk of the devilidiom
surprise, surpriseidiom
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