Monday, February 6, 2012

Bowled Over

Lavinia Swire, played by Zoe Boyle
"When I was last here, I was so bowled over that I let you send me away" Lavinia Swire, Season two

Bowled over is a very informal way of saying, "I was shocked speechless by the huge misfortunes that just got chucked at me".  If you are planning on adding the term bowled over to your language repertoire, consider the classics: flabbergasted, stupified or gobsmacked (a relatively new term being recorded in print only 20-some odd years ago).