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bowl over

idiom
Meaning

To overwhelm; to cause to fall to the ground.


Examples
SIMPLE

The news of her promotion bowled me over.

CONTEXTUAL

I was completely bowled over by the beauty of the mountains when I first arrived in the valley.

COMPLEX

The sheer scale of the historical evidence presented in the lecture bowled over even the most skeptical members of the audience.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    bowl a googly

    to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.

  2. 02

    bowl of cherries

    An enjoyable experience.

  3. 03

    bowl up

    To pack the bowl of a pipe with smokable material.

  4. 04

    slop bowl

    One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.

  5. 05

    spoon bowl

    A match between the last placed and second last placed team in an Australian sports league, derived from the fact that the team that finishes last is informally awarded the "wooden spoon"

  6. 06

    take the Browns to the Super Bowl

    To defecate.

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