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throw sb a curve

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  • throw someone a curve — throw (someone) a curve to surprise someone with a problem or something unexpected. Bill threw me a curve by asking me to go to the theater with him instead of a hockey game. Usage notes: also used in the form throw someone a curveball Etymology …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw (someone) a curve (ball) — American & Australian, informal to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with. The weather threw a curve at their barbecue and they had to eat indoors …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw someone a curve (ball) — mainly american informal phrase to do something unexpected that makes someone confused or causes problems Thesaurus: to cause problems for someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: curve …   Useful english dictionary

  • throw somebody a curve — verb To surprise; to introduce something unexpected or requiring a quick reaction or correction. He really threw me a curve when he asked me a personal question at work …   Wiktionary

  • throw someone a curve — idi to take someone by surprise, esp. so as to cause chagrin …   From formal English to slang

  • throw a curve — throw (someone) a curve to surprise someone with a problem or something unexpected. Bill threw me a curve by asking me to go to the theater with him instead of a hockey game. Usage notes: also used in the form throw someone a curveball Etymology …   New idioms dictionary

  • throw a curve — (USA) If you throw someone a curve, you surprise them with something they find difficult to deal with. ( Throw a curveball is also used.)  …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • curve — 1 noun (C) 1 a line which gradually bends like part of a circle: a curve on a graph | the curve of her hips 2 a rounded bend in a road, river etc: The car took the curve much too quickly. 3 curve ball a throw in baseball in which the ball spins… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • curve — curvedly /kerr vid lee/, adv. curvedness, n. curveless, adj. /kerrv/, n., v., curved, curving, adj. n. 1. a continuously bending line, without angles. 2. the act or extent of curving. 3. any curved outline, form, thing, or part. 4. a curved… …   Universalium

  • curve — curve1 W3S3 [kə:v US kə:rv] n 1.) a line that gradually bends like part of a circle curve of ▪ the curve of her hips ▪ a sweeping curve of railroad track 2.) a line on a ↑graph that gradually bends and represents a change in the amount or level… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • curve — I UK [kɜː(r)v] / US [kɜrv] noun [countable] Word forms curve : singular curve plural curves ** 1) a shape or line with a gradual smooth bend From high above I saw the gentle curve of the bay. a) a bend in a road or river As he rounded the curve… …   English dictionary

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