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take aback (third-person singular simple present takes aback, present participle taking aback, simple past took aback, past participle taken aback)
1. (idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
To be Taken Aback suggests someone has been taken truly by surprise and stopped in their tracks.
1. I was rather taken aback by his angry reply.
2. The bad news took us aback.
‘Aback’ is the nautical term for sudden wind change, in which the sails flatten against the mast. In some cases, out on the high seas, tall square-rigged ships may not only be slowed down by a sudden wind change, but also driven backwards by strong gusts. The phrase used in such circumstances is ‘taken aback’.
(from Red herrings and white elephants by Albert Jack)
A lua prin surprindere A fi socat de ceva pana in punctul de a iti bloca orice actiune. 1. Am fost luat prin surprindere de replica lui rastita.
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2. Vestile proaste ne-au luat prin suprindere.
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