This research is aimed to find out the types of metaphorical expressions of surprise used by The Arabic
Descendant Community. It is also to know the meaning of metaphorical expression of surprise conveyed
by the Arabic Descendent Community. In analyzing the data I use some concepts proposed by Kövecses,
Z about metaphor and theories of basic emotions proposed by Fiehler and Kövecses, Z. This research is
using descriptive method since the result is only about to give the description of the research and there is
no numeric result of the research. The result finds fourteen utterances in three different types of
metaphorical expression of surprise. The meaning occurs in the use of the expressions are disbelief of
something, regretting of something, and being annoyed by someone or one situation