What's the meaning of blow me down?

[Kermer]

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #136 "How to make exclamations", question 8

Well blow me down! I just can't believe I've actually ......... my exam.

(a) succeeded
(b) passed
(c) caught
(d) tackled

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #136 "How to make exclamations", answer 8

Well blow me down! I just can't believe I've actually passed my exam.

Correct answer: (b) passed
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What's the meaning of blow me down?

Kermer

[Alan]

Hi,

This is an expression you use when you express great surprise at something you have been told and you find it difficult to believe. A similar expression is: You could knock me down with a feather!

Alan
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