throw somebody a curve

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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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Nearby phrases: throw out, throw shapes, throw smoke, throw the baby out with the bathwater, throw the book at, throw to the dogs

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