tappa hakan
Swedish
editEtymology
edittappa (“drop”) + hakan (“one's chin”)
Verb
edittappa hakan (present tappar hakan, preterite tappade hakan, supine tappat hakan, imperative tappa hakan)
- (idiomatic) to have one's jaw drop (become very surprised, shocked, or amazed)
- Hon tappade hakan
- Her jaw dropped
- Det fick henne att tappa hakan
- It made her jaw drop ("made her drop her chin")
See also
edit- tappa andan (“become breathless”)