Goggle-eyed and open-jawed

Glossary of difficult words

goggle-eyed - with staring or protuberant eyes, esp. through astonishment;

open-jawed - astonished to the point of opening one’s mouth in disbelief;

to read/take the pulse - to ascertain the general mood or opinion of;

to haul - to transport in a truck, cart or other vehicle;

SUV - sport utility vehicle; a high-performance four-wheel-drive vehicle;

to recoil - to suddenly flinch back in fear, horror or disgust;

to bowl someone over - to knock someone down; to completely overwhelm or astonish someone;

WTF - (offensive when said in its long form but not in its abbreviated form) what the fuck;

Constitutional Court - the allusion is to the decision yesterday about the validity of the Prague municipal elections.