Definitions | bowl a googly |
| verb (infl, en, verb, head=to bowl a googly)
- (idiom, figurative) to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction.
- Fred bowled me a googly when he asked me to explain those statistics in the meeting.
Etymology: From the cricket term
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