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throw a curve

[throw a curve] {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. To mislead or deceive someone; to lie. * /John threw me a curve about the hiring./ 2. To take someone by surprise […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

pitch a curve

[pitch a curve] or [a curve ball] {v. phr.} To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act. * /My professor pitched me a curve ball when […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cut into

[cut into] {v.} 1. To make less; reduce. * /The union made the company pay higher wages, which cut into the profits./ * /The other houses got old and shabby, […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

wind up

[wind up] {v.} 1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run. * /Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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