Throw-someone-a-curve Definition

verb

(baseball) Used other than as an idiom: To pitch a curve ball.

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(idiomatic) 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.
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Origin of Throw-someone-a-curve

  • From the curve ball in baseball which uses a spin on the ball to adjust the path of the ball unexpectedly.

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