to be floored
Idiom Definition:
"to be floored"
to be very surprised
to be astounded
The man wearing the grey pants has literally been floored. - - - - -> 
Idiom Scenario 1:
Jean and Sylvia have been lovers for many years. They have always been careful not to display affection in public. Their friends and family do not know the true nature of their relationship. Jean and Sylvia decide that, in the present day, attitudes towards homosexuals have changed to the point where it is OK to be gay. They decide to come out of the closet. Jean and Sylvia will tell their families and friends about their relationship.
Do you think that Jean and Sylvia's families and friends will be floored by the news?
Idiom Scenario 2:
You have been buying lottery tickets for years. Sometimes you win $10.00. One time, you won $1,000. Today is the day for the next lottery and you have your ticket in your hand as you watch the winning numbers being announced on the television. Guess what? All your numbers match and you are the big winner of the jackpot of $1,000,000.
Are you floored?
Idiom Scenario 3:
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Which of these news stories is about:
- being surprised or astounded? (idiomatic)
- an actual floor? (literal)
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Idiom Usage:
You are floored if you are so surprised that you fall to the floor in shock.
Gerund Form of the Idiom:
Being floored can be an uncomfortable feeling.
Idiom Conjugations:
to be floored
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I am floored when I win the lottery. |
I am not floored when I win the lottery. |
Am I floored when I win the lottery? |
| Second-singular (you) | You are floored when you discover that your spouse is having an affair. |
You are not floored when you discover that your spouse is having an affair. |
Are you floored when you discover that your spouse is having an affair? |
| Third-singular (he) | He is floored when his boss tells him that he is fired. |
He is not floored when his boss tells him that he is fired. |
Is he floored when his boss tells him that he is fired? |
| Third-singular (she) | She is floored when her new hair color is green. |
She is not floored when her new hair color is green. |
Is she floored when her new hair color is green? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We are floored when we lose a game to the worst team in the league. |
We are not floored when we lose a game to the worst team in the league. |
Are we floored when we lose a game to the worst team in the league? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) are floored when you (all) receive a test score of one hundred percent. |
You (all) are not floored when you (all) receive a test score of one hundred percent. |
Are you (all) floored when you (all) receive a test score of one hundred percent? |
| Third-plural (they) | They are floored when their best friends betrays a secret. |
They are not floored when their best friends betrays a secret. |
Are they floored when their best friends betrays a secret? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I have been floored many times in the past. |
I have not been floored many times in the past. |
Have I been floored many times in the past? |
| Second-singular (you) | You have been floored many times in the past. |
You have not been floored many times in the past. |
Have you been floored many times in the past? |
| Third-singular (he) | He has been floored many times in the past. |
He has not been floored many times in the past. |
Has he been floored many times in the past? |
| Third-singular (she) | She has been floored many times in the past. |
She has not been floored many times in the past. |
Has she been floored many times in the past? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We have been floored many times in the past. |
We have not been floored many times in the past. |
Have we been floored many times in the past? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) have been floored many times in the past. |
You (all) have not been floored many times in the past. |
Have you (all) been floored many times in the past? |
| Third-plural (they) | They have been floored many times in the past. |
They have not been floored many times in the past. |
Have they been floored many times in the past? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
to be floored
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I was floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
I was not floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
Was I floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced? |
| Second-singular (you) | You were floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
You were not floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
Were you floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced? |
| Third-singular (he) | He was floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
He was not floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
Was he floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced? |
| Third-singular (she) | She was floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
She was not floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
Was she floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We were floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
We were not floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
Were we floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) were floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
You (all) were not floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
Were you (all) floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced? |
| Third-plural (they) | They were floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
They were not floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced. |
Were they floored yesterday when the news of the tsunami was announced? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I had already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
I had not already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
Had I already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced? |
| Second-singular (you) | You had already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
You had not already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
Had you already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced? |
| Third-singular (he) | He had already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
He had not already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
Had he already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced? |
| Third-singular (she) | She had already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
She had not already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
Had she already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We had already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
We had not already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
Had we already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) had already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
You (all) had not already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
Had you (all) already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced? |
| Third-plural (they) | They had already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
They had not already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced. |
Had they already been floored by the news of the tsunami by the time the news of the earthquake was announced? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
to be floored
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will be floored if the traffic is good this morning. I am going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
I will not floored if the traffic is good this morning. I am not going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
Will I floored if the traffic is good this morning? Am I going to floored if the traffic is good this morning? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will floored if the traffic is good this morning. You are going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
You will not floored if the traffic is good this morning. You are not going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
Will you floored if the traffic is good this morning? Are you going to floored if the traffic is good this morning? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will floored if the traffic is good this morning. He is going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
He will not floored if the traffic is good this morning. He is not going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
Will he floored if the traffic is good this morning? Is he going to floored if the traffic is good this morning? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will floored if the traffic is good this morning. She is going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
She will not floored if the traffic is good this morning. She is not going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
Will she floored if the traffic is good this morning? Is she going to floored if the traffic is good this morning? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will floored if the traffic is good this morning. We are going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
We will not floored if the traffic is good this morning. We are not going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
Will we floored if the traffic is good this morning? Are we going to floored if the traffic is good this morning? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will floored if the traffic is good this morning. You (all) are going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
You (all) will not floored if the traffic is good this morning. You (all) are not going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
Will you (all) floored if the traffic is good this morning? Are you (all) going to floored if the traffic is good this morning? |
| Third-plural (they) | They will floored if the traffic is good this morning. They are going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
They will not floored if the traffic is good this morning. They are not going to floored if the traffic is good this morning. |
Will they floored if the traffic is good this morning? Are they going to floored if the traffic is good this morning? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
|---|
| PERSON | idiom in the positive | idiom in the negative | idiom as a question |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-singular (I) | I will have been floored by the lack of traffic if I arrive at work on time. I am going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if I arrive at work on time. |
I will not have been floored by the lack of traffic if I arrive at work on time. I am not going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if I arrive at work on time. |
Will I have been floored by the lack of traffic if I arrive at work on time? Am I going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if I arrive at work on time? |
| Second-singular (you) | You will have been floored by the lack of traffic if you arrive at work on time. You are going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if you arrive at work on time. |
You will not have been floored by the lack of traffic if you arrive at work on time. You are not going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if you arrive at work on time. |
Will you have been floored by the lack of traffic if you arrive at work on time? Are you going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if you arrive at work on time? |
| Third-singular (he) | He will have been floored by the lack of traffic if he arrives at work on time. He is going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if he arrives at work on time. |
He will not have been floored by the lack of traffic if he arrives at work on time. He is not going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if he arrives at work on time. |
Will he have been floored by the lack of traffic if he arrives at work on time? Is he going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if he arrives at work on time? |
| Third-singular (she) | She will have been floored by the lack of traffic if she arrives at work on time. She is going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if she arrives at work on time. |
She will not have been floored by the lack of traffic if she arrives at work on time. She is not going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if she arrives at work on time. |
Will she have been floored by the lack of traffic if she arrives at work on time? Is she going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if she arrives at work on time? |
| Third-singular (it) | not applicable |
not applicable |
not applicable |
| First-plural (we) | We will have been floored by the lack of traffic if we arrive at work on time. We are going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if we arrive at work on time. |
We will not have been floored by the lack of traffic if we arrive at work on time. We are not going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if we arrive at work on time. |
Will we have been floored by the lack of traffic if we arrive at work on time? Are we going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if we arrive at work on time? |
| Second-plural (you all) | You (all) will have been floored by the lack of traffic if you (all) arrive at work on time. You (all) are going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if you (all) arrive at work on time. |
You (all) will not have been floored by the lack of traffic if you (all) arrive at work on time. You (all) are not going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if you (all) arrive at work on time. |
Will you (all) have been floored by the lack of traffic if you (all) arrive at work on time? Are you (all) going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if you (all) arrive at work on time?
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| Third-plural (they) | They will have been floored by the lack of traffic if they arrive at work on time. They are going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if they arrive at work on time. |
They will not have been floored by the lack of traffic if they arrive at work on time. They are not going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if they arrive at work on time. |
Will they have been floored by the lack of traffic if they arrive at work on time? Are they going to have been floored by the lack of traffic if they arrive at work on time? |
| Not | possible | in this | tense. |
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