Lavinia Swire, played by Zoe Boyle |
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).