| 词汇 | throw-a-curve-ball-curveball |
| 释义 | throw (someone) a curve (ball)/curveballidiommainly US and Australian Englishinformal to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with: 给（某人）出难题；使（某人）惊讶 Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last winter with record-breaking amounts of snow.去年冬天的降雪量创下了记录，老天爷真是给我们出了个难题。 Just when you think you have life figured out, it throws you a curveball. He threw his boss a curve when he told her that he was resigning. I apologize for throwing a curve, but I think we need to discuss this. In our experience, it's the little things that can really throw your project a curveball. He wondered if life could possibly throw him any more curves. Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom abyss adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day epidemic half nelson hardness have a bumpy rideidiom pall prison purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Puzzle and confuse |
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