Definition of thrown (one) a curveball

throw a curveball    

verb - transitive

• to give someone something unexpected.

  The new round of layoffs really threw me a curveball.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick.

  Last edited on Oct 09 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 09 2012.

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Other terms relating to 'to take advantage of, cheat, trick':
bend over	Definitions include: a command (usually given by objects) implying that one is about to be taken advantage of, be in a bad situation, or fail miserably.
sasser	Definitions include: to trick a person into doing something that like a good idea but will end in disaster.
get bent	Definitions include: derogatory command that means roughly "Go get fucked!"
con	Definitions include: a swindle, scam.
d*ck	Definitions include: a mean person; "jerk"; "asshole".
fat d*ck	Definitions include: to completely ("fat") take advantage ("dick").
hose	Definitions include: to lie to.
screw	Definitions include: to take advantage of.
prank monkey	Definitions include: A juvenile who goes and does petty pranks and jokes in the neighborhood.
pork	Definitions include: police.
butt diddle	Definitions include: to mistreat.
hoodwink	Definitions include: to deceive by underhanded methods.
get	Definitions include: to leave.
sell out	Definitions include: to exit a previous arrangement, change one's mind, change one's usual behavior, etc.
rook	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "rookie".
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Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'a':
a	Definitions include: amphetamine.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
a bit much	Definitions include: excessive.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
a boat	Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat".
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a couple three	Definitions include: an unspecified small number.
act a fool	Definitions include: to play around.
a dime a dozen	Definitions include: very common.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
a dollar three eighty	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
a dollar three eightyfive	Definitions include: a non-specified price.
adopt a tree	Definitions include: to collide with a tree.
a face that only a mother could love	Definitions include: an ugly face.
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Other terms relating to 'ball':
amaze-balls	Definitions include: "amazing".
as balls	Definitions include: very.
baby balls	Definitions include: shaved testicles.
ball	Definitions include: to be successful.
ball and chain	Definitions include: significant other.
ball bag	Definitions include: testicles.
ball-breaker	Definitions include: a demanding superior.
ball fro	Definitions include: pubic hair that is kept in a style that compares to a microphone head.
balling	Definitions include: See ball; baller
ball on	Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "hit on".
ball out	Definitions include: to leave.
ballpark figure	Definitions include: an estimate.
ball-park figure	Definitions include: a rough numerical estimate.
balls	Definitions include: exclamation of disappointment.
ball sack	Definitions include: the scrotum.
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Other terms relating to 'curve':
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
curve	Definitions include: to turn a person down for romance or sex.
curveball	Definitions include: something unexpected.
curves	Definitions include: big hips; hour glass shape or cola bottle shape
Other terms relating to 'throw':
like throwing a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: sex with a person with a loose-fitting vagina.
throw	Definitions include: to intentionally lose a competition, usually for money.
throw a bone	Definitions include: to help a person in a small way.
throw against a wall and see if it sticks	Definitions include: to present an idea and test the reaction.
throw a hissy fit	Definitions include: to throw a tantrum.
throw a hotdog down a hallway	Definitions include: to fuck a woman with a loose vagina.
throw a spanner into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw a whiz	Definitions include: to urinate.
throw a wrench into the works	Definitions include: to introduce a complication.
throw bows	Definitions include: to "throw elbows", i.e. to fight.
throw dogs	Definitions include: to get in to a fight.
throw down	Definitions include: to fight.
throwed	Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted.
throwed off	Definitions include: insane, eccentric, strange; "weird".
throw for a six	Definitions include: to be confusing to one.
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