ど
度
ぎも
肝
　
を
ぬ
抜
　
く

expression, Godan verb

Idiomatic expression.
  1. to astonish, to astound, to stupefy, to flabbergast, to strike a person dumb, to dumbfound, to take (someone) aback, to boggle the mind (of someone).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ど
度
ぎも
肝
　
を
ぬ
抜
　
く
 度肝を抜く どぎもをぬく
ど
度
ぎも
胆
　
を
ぬ
抜
　
く
 度胆を抜く どぎもをぬく
　
ド
ぎも
肝
　
を
ぬ
抜
　
く
 ド肝を抜く ドぎもをぬく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

degrees, occurrence, time
ド　タク　たび (3rd, N4)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)
liver, pluck, nerve
カン　きも (Late Jr. High, N1)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く　バツ　ぬき (Early Jr. High, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)