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take aback
Verb
idiomatic
transitive
passive
usually
Japanese Meaning
［慣用表現］驚かす、あっけにとられる、当惑させる / ［船に関して］帆が突然逆巻きの状態になる（風を受ける）
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(idiomatic, transitive) To surprise or shock; to discomfit. / (nautical, usually passive) Of a ship: to catch it with the sails aback suddenly.
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take aback
Sudden changes in policy can take aback even employees who expected stability.
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Sudden changes in policy can take aback even employees who expected stability.
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