shock of one's life

shock of one's life
*the shock of one's life
Fig. a serious (emotional) shock. (*Typically: get \shock of one's life; have \shock of one's life; give one \shock of one's life.) •

I opened the telegram and got the shock of my life.

I had the shock of my life when I won $5,000.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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