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throw-for-a-loop

Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To confuse or disorient; to throw off; to mix up.
    The detour threw me for a loop and I arrived late for work.

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  • throw-enough-mud-at-the-wall-some-of-it-will-stick
  • throw-for-a-loop
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  • throw-in-the-bark

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