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pitch

/throw (someone) a curve ball Slang

1. To mislead; deceive.

2. To cause to be surprised, especially unpleasantly so.

See:

• a pitched battle
• black as a skillet
• black as night
• black as pitch
• devil to pay, the
• fever pitch
• if there's grass on the pitch, play ball
• in there pitching
• make a mountain
• make a pitch
• make a pitch for
• pitch
• pitch a bitch
• pitch a curve
• pitch a fit
• pitch a tent
• pitch at
• pitch away
• pitch black
• pitch camp
• pitch dark
• pitch forward
• pitch in
• pitch in and help
• pitch into
• pitch it
• pitch on
• pitch out
• pitch over
• pitch the woo
• pitch upon
• pitch woo
• pitched battle
• pitched battle, a
• pitch-perfect
• queer pitch
• sales pitch
• screw (one)self up to concert pitch
• wild pitch