get a shock

This page is about the collocation get a shock

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to be very surprised by something

For example

  • I got a shock when I saw my phone bill.

  • Carol's friends will get a big shock when they see her new hairstyle.

Quick Quiz

She'll get a shock when her husband tells her he's

a. going to jail

b. going to bed

c. going to work
a) going to jail b) going to bed c) going to work

Contributor: Matt Errey