Expressions commonly used in story writting

Idioms to express surprise

IT WAS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUEIT WAS A SIGHT FOR SORE EYESI COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES/LUCKAS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT...I WAS IN/OUT OF LUCK(UN)LUCKILY...I BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEFI WAS OUT OF BREATH

Era demasiado bueno para ser ciertoFue un regalo para la vistaNo podía creer lo que veía/mi suertePor suerte...Estaba/o no de suerte(Desafortunadamene) afortunadamenteRespiré aliviadoMe quedé sin aliento

More idioms about surprise

MY HEART WAS BEATING FURIOUSLYIT MADE ME JUMPI BURST OUT LAUGHING / INTO TEARSIT WAS A REAL SHOCKIT WAS GETTING ON MY NERVESIT WAS THE BEST/WORST EVERI WAS IN A GOOD/BAD MOODI WAS LEFT SPEECHLESS

Mi corazón latía furiosamenteMe hizo saltarMe desternillé de risa / lloré amargamenteFue un shock de verdadMe estaba poniendo de los nerviosFue lo mejor/lo peorEstaba de buen/mal humorMe quedé sin palabras

More idioms for story writting

ALL OF A SUDDEN/SUDDENLYTHE NEXT THING I KNEWI WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISETO MY SURPRISE(UN)FORTUNATELYWITHOUT A DOUBT / BEYOND ANY DOUBTWITHOUT THINKING

De repenteLo siguiente que supeFue cogido por sorpresaPara mi asombro(desafortunadamente) por fortunaSin duda / fuera de dudaSin pensar