take aback

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit.
  2. (passive, usually) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˌteɪk əˈbæk/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From take + aback, see the two entries for their respective etymology.

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