bowl (someone) a googly

To present someone with a question, situation, or piece of information that is surprising or unexpected. Taken from cricket, in which a "googly" is a ball thrown counter to that which the batsman expects. Primarily heard in UK. Dave really bowled me a googly when he asked if I'd like to go on a date with him. The manager bowled us a googly by announcing we'd have this Friday off.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dolors	-	Catalan
Jehonathan	-	Biblical
Wil	WIL (English, Dutch), VIL (Dutch)	English, Dutch
Constance	['kɔnstəns]
Ryouta	ṙyo:-tah	Japanese
Doroteja	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian