les bras m'en tombent
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /le bʁa m‿ɑ̃ tɔ̃b/, /le bʁɑ m‿ɑ̃ tɔ̃b/
Phrase
- (informal, figuratively) I'm flabbergasted, I'm speechless
Usage notes
This idiom admits variation on the person and on the tense: les bras lui en tombent, les bras leur en sont tombés, les bras vous en étaient tombés.
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