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The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
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‘He says he's married to his cats!’ ‘The mind boggles!’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
(the) mind boggles. — something that you say which means that a situation or subject is very difficult to understand or imagine. A cloned sheep? The mind boggles. The mind boggles at the thought of what you could do with all that money. (often + at) … New idioms dictionary
the mind boggles — The expression the mind boggles is used as a reaction to something that you find amazing or difficult to understand. She crossed the Atlantic alone can you imagine? the mind boggles! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
mind-bend|er — «MYND BEHN duhr», noun. Slang. 1. a hallucinogenic drug: »The active ingredient is mescaline, the cactus derived mind bender (Science News). 2. a user of drugs, especially hallucinogenic drugs: »In recent years, youthful mind benders have tripped … Useful english dictionary
mind-boggling — The mind boggles. something that you say which means that a situation or subject is very difficult to understand or imagine. His latest book is a mixture of physics, astronomy and philosophy all mind boggling stuff … New idioms dictionary
mind — mind1 W1S1 [maınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to think and imagine)¦ 2 change your mind 3 make up your mind/make your mind up 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind 6 with somebody/something in mind 7… … Dictionary of contemporary English
mind — 1 /maInd/ noun BRAIN/THINKING PROCESS 1 (C, U) the part of a person, usually considered to be their brain, that they use to think and imagine things: I have a picture of him in my mind tall, blond and handsome. | I don t know what s going on in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boggle — UK [ˈbɒɡ(ə)l] / US [ˈbɑɡ(ə)l] verb Word forms boggle : present tense I/you/we/they boggle he/she/it boggles present participle boggling past tense boggled past participle boggled 1) [intransitive/transitive] if the mind boggles, or if something… … English dictionary
boggle — bog|gle [ bagl ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive if the mind boggles, or something boggles the mind, you cannot imagine it because it is too strange, unpleasant, or confusing: To think that now the company is worth more than $1.3 billion… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
History of condoms — The history of condoms goes back at least several centuries, and perhaps beyond. For most of their history, condoms have been used both as a method of birth control, and as a protective measure against sexually transmitted diseases. Condoms have… … Wikipedia
bowl over — verb 1. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position The cat knocked over the flower vase the clumsy customer turned over the vase he tumped over his beer • Syn: ↑overturn, ↑tip over, ↑turn over, ↑upset, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
