It boggles the mind that John should have been inside a flying saucer!
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
boggle the mind — to shock or surprise you. He has a record of arrests for shoplifting that boggles the mind. It just boggles my mind how many people think they re the only ones who are having a hard time … New idioms dictionary
boggle the mind — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stop the rational thinking process by virtue of being too fantastic or incredible. * /It boggles the mind that John should have been inside a flying saucer!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
boggle the mind — {v. phr.}, {informal} To stop the rational thinking process by virtue of being too fantastic or incredible. * /It boggles the mind that John should have been inside a flying saucer!/ … Dictionary of American idioms
boggle the mind — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flabbergast, astonish, stagger, amaze, stun, stupefy, *blow one away, *blow one s mind, dumbfound, *knock one s socks off, frighten … English dictionary for students
boggle — boggle, boggling verb. Boggle, originally used of frightened horses, is used with and without an object: the mind can boggle at something and something can boggle the mind (or the imagination etc.). The expression mind boggling, first recorded in … Modern English usage
boggle — I. /ˈbɒgəl / (say boguhl) verb (i) (boggled, boggling) 1. to take alarm; start with fright. 2. to hesitate, as if afraid to proceed; waver. 3. to be overwhelmed: *The mind boggles at what international tourists staying at city hotels think when… …
boggle — verb (boggled; boggling) Etymology: perhaps from bogle Date: 1598 intransitive verb 1. to start with fright or amazement ; be overwhelmed < the mind boggles at the research needed > … New Collegiate Dictionary
boggle — [bäg′əl] vi. boggled, boggling [< Scot bogle, specter; prob. < ME bugge, specter (as in BUGBEAR); now assoc. with BUNGLE] 1. to be startled or frightened (at); shy away 2. to hesitate (at); have scruples 3. to be or become confused or… … English World dictionary
mind-bog|gling — «MYND BOG lihng», adjective. causing the mind to boggle; overwhelming: »mind boggling calculations in enormous sums … Useful english dictionary
boggle — UK [ˈbɒɡ(ə)l] / US [ˈbɑɡ(ə)l] verb Word forms boggle : present tense I/you/we/they boggle he/she/it boggles present participle boggling past tense boggled past participle boggled 1) [intransitive/transitive] if the mind boggles, or if something… … English dictionary
