throw someone a curve

Verb

Meaning

(baseball) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To pitch a curve ball.

(figuratively) 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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Close letter words and terms

throw smoke throw some shapes throw someone a bone throw someone a curveball throw someone in at the deep end throw someone off balance