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curve ball
noun
- baseball a ball pitched in a curving path so as to make it more difficult to hit
- informal.something deceptive
his wholesome image was a curve ball thrown to deceive the public
Example Sentences
“I keep messing up my curve balls,†she shouts, manically flicking her fingers across her phone screen to throw Poké Balls, the spherical tools used to catch Pokémon, the mission of the game.
But Bravo came into the fourth season appreciating the relief his character would get from the scrapped wedding and the other curve balls that knocked Gabriel off course.
Connecting on a hanging curve ball, he sent his homer over the wall in left field to set off a wild celebration on the field and in the stands of Classic Park.
Her first album, Messy, was nominated for a Mercury prize - which she describes as "a pure curve ball".
Even before U.S. markets kick off on Monday, China's ongoing property bust threw another curve ball at stocks markets there.
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