Idiom
bowl a googly
Meaning
to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“My boss bowled me a googly by asking for the report today.”
“I thought the interview was going well until the manager bowled me a googly with a very difficult question.”
“Just as the negotiations seemed settled, the opposing lawyer bowled a googly by introducing an entirely new set of demands.”
Examples
simple
“My boss bowled me a googly by asking for the report today.”
contextual
“I thought the interview was going well until the manager bowled me a googly with a very difficult question.”
complex
“Just as the negotiations seemed settled, the opposing lawyer bowled a googly by introducing an entirely new set of demands.”
Origin
From the cricket term.
Key words
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