Fred bowled me a googly when he asked me to explain those statistics in the meeting.
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bowl someone a googly — phrase to ask someone a question that is not expected and is difficult to answer Thesaurus: to ask a question or questionssynonym Main entry: googly … Useful english dictionary
Googly — In cricket, a googly is a type of delivery bowled by a right arm leg spin bowler. It is occasionally referred to as a Bosie (or Bosey) after its inventor Bernard Bosanquet; in Australia it is commonly referred to as a wrong un (and in India as… … Wikipedia
googly — UK [ˈɡuːɡlɪ] / US [ˈɡuɡlɪ] noun [countable] Word forms googly : singular googly plural googlies a ball in cricket that is difficult to hit because it has been made to go in a different direction from the one that the batsman is expecting • bowl… … English dictionary
googly — goo|gly [ˈgu:gli] n plural googlies 1.) a ball in the game of ↑cricket that is thrown to an opponent so that it looks as if it will go in one direction but goes in the other 2.) bowl sb a googly BrE informal to ask someone a question that is… … Dictionary of contemporary English
googly — noun (C) 1 a ball bowled (bowl2 (2)) in cricket (2) in such a way that it looks as if it will go in one direction but goes in the other 2 bowl sb a googly BrE to ask someone a question that is intended to trick them … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
googly — 1. noun A ball, bowled by a leg break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right handed batsman), unlike a normal leg break delivery. can bowl as badly as anyone in the world; but when he gets a length, those slow googlies, as the Australian… … Wiktionary
bowl someone a googly — to ask someone a question that is not expected and is difficult to answer … English dictionary
Reggie Schwarz — Infobox Historic Cricketer nationality = South African country = South Africa country abbrev = SA name = Reggie Schwarz picture = Cricket no pic.png batting style = Right hand bat bowling style = tests = 20 test runs = 374 test bat avg = 13.85… … Wikipedia
Bill Merritt — Infobox Historic Cricketer nationality = New Zealand country = New Zealand country abbrev = NZ name = Bill Merritt picture = Cricket no pic.png batting style = Right hand bat bowling style = Legbreak googly tests = 6 test runs = 73 test bat avg … Wikipedia
Golden Age of cricket — The Golden Age of Cricket is a term that has often been applied in cricket literature to the period in English cricket from the formation of the official County Championship in the 1890 season to the outbreak of World War I, which occurred just… … Wikipedia
