Get a jaw-dropper for something

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And when Celina Aarons got a jaw-dropper for more than $200,000, it was no mistake.
http://news.yahoo.com/woman-floored-off-hook-200-000-phone-bill-040930299.html

If you get a jaw-dropper for something, does it mean that you get really astonished by it?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Yes, very shocked or astonished.

HUBLOT · Answer

Thank you, Mister Micawber.

Do you hear the phrase often?

Mister Micawber · Answer

No. The phrase 'my jaw dropped when....' is commoner.

CalifJim · Answer

HUBLOTIf you get a jaw-dropper for something, does it mean that you get really astonished by it?

Yes. In the article you cite, 'jaw-dropper' is an expression that substitutes for a much longer one:

When she got a bill that was so astonishing that it caused her jaw to drop, a bill for more than $200,000, it was no mistake.

Note:

I've never come across the noun 'jaw-dropper' before. I think it was more or less made up to fit the journalistic style of that article.

CJ

HUBLOT · Answer

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