pole-axed

pole-axed
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ
If someone is pole-axed, they are so surprised or shocked that they do not know what to say or do. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL]

Sitting pole-axed on the sofa, Mahoney stared in astonishment at the spectacle before him.


English dictionary. 2008.

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