tappa hakan

Swedish

Etymology

tappa (“drop”) +‎ hakan (“one's chin”)

Verb

tappa 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

tappa andan (“become breathless”)

References

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