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"text": "Fred bowled me a googly when he asked me to explain those statistics in the meeting."
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"(transitive, idiomatic, UK, figuratively) to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction."
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"sense": "to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected",
"word": "lyödä ällikällä"
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"sense": "to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected",
"word": "prendre de court"
},
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected",
"word": "poser une colle"
}
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"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly."
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"(transitive, intransitive, cricket) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly."
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"(transitive, intransitive, cricket) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly."
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected",
"word": "lyödä ällikällä"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected",
"word": "prendre de court"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected",
"word": "poser une colle"
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"word": "bowl a googly"
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