clutch one's pearls
verbEtymology
From the stereotype of a woman who wears pearls and is easily offended.
Definitions
To react with consternation to someone or something that violates the usual norms.
- Of course, you can't say any of this out loud, or people will clutch their pearls and call you a monster.
- I can tell you I've heard some ugly shit that would make Ozzy Osbourne clutch his pearls.
- Nala wasn't the type to clutch her pearls and run home.
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