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Значение идиомы pitch a curve
[pitch a curve] or [a curve ball] {v. phr.} To catch someoneunawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act.
Myprofessor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted mewith a complicated mathematical equation that was way over my head.
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