to uncork a surprise

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• surprise — I n. 1) to spring, uncork a surprise on smb. 2) to achieve surprise 3) to express surprise 4) to show surprise 5) (a) complete, outright, total surprise (we achieved complete surprise) 6) a pleasant; unpleasant surprise (they sprang an unpleasant …   Combinatory dictionary

• uncork — transitive verb Date: 1709 1. to draw a cork from < uncork a bottle > 2. a. to release from a sealed or pent up state < uncork a surprise > b. to let go ; release < uncork a wild pitch > …   New Collegiate Dictionary