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throw (someone) a curve (ball)/curveball
idiommainly US and Australian Englishinformal
to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with: 给（某人）出难题；使（某人）惊讶
Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last winter with record-breaking amounts of snow.去年冬天的降雪量创下了记录，老天爷真是给我们出了个难题。
Just when you think you have life figured out, it throws you a curveball.
He threw his boss a curve when he told her that he was resigning.
I apologize for throwing a curve, but I think we need to discuss this.
In our experience, it's the little things that can really throw your project a curveball.
He wondered if life could possibly throw him any more curves.
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