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bowls a googly

bowls a googly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl a googly.

Meaning of bowl a googly

Verb

bowl a googly (third-person singular simple present bowls a googly, present participle bowling a googly, simple past and past participle bowled a googly)

  1. (UK, figuratively, idiomatic, transitive) 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.
  2. (ambitransitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly.
    Synonyms:
    catch unawares, catch off guard, wrong-foot

Questions about bowls a googly

What is bowls a googly the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bowls a googly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bowl a googly.

Words near bowls a googly in the dictionary

  1. bowlmakers
  2. bowlmaking
  3. bowlo
  4. bowlos
  5. bowls
  6. bowls a googly
  7. bowls full
  8. bowls of cherries
  9. bowls out
  10. bowls over
  11. bowls up

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