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Originally Posted by henz988  My jaw dropped when I saw the motor-player’s thrilling performance, which means I was astonished or shocked then. But how can I describe such a situation? I had thought his performance would be thrilling, but it turned out to be just so-so. He was badly out of his game. Is there any saying that fits this occasion? 
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(not a professional teacher) "jaw-droppingly" is in use for "extremely", "surprisingly" or even "extremely surprisingly". "His performance was jaw-droppingly bad." I don't know whether it would normally be used of something that was "just so-so", though.