bowl a googly

English

Etymology

From the cricket term

Pronunciation

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Verb

bowl a googly

(transitive, idiomatic, Britain, figuratively) to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
Fred bowled me a googly when he asked me to explain those statistics in the meeting.

Synonyms

Translations

to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected

Finnish: lyödä ällikällä (fi)

French: prendre de court (fr), poser une colle

See also

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