He pitched her a curve ball when he refused to support her point of view — Он поставил ее в затруднительное положение, когда отказался поддержать ее точку зрения
Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. - М.:«Русский язык-Медиа» . Глазунов С.А. . 2003.
curve ball — /kɜv ˈbɔl/ (say kerv bawl) –noun 1. Baseball a type of pitch in which spin is imparted to the ball causing it to follow a curving trajectory which drops as the ball approaches the plate. –phrase 2. throw someone a curve ball, Colloquial to… …
a\ curve\ ball — • pitch a curve • a curve ball v. phr. To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act. My professor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted me with a complicated mathematical equation that was way over … Словарь американских идиом
pitch\ a\ curve — • pitch a curve • a curve ball v. phr. To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act. My professor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted me with a complicated mathematical equation that was way over … Словарь американских идиом
curve — curvedly /kerr vid lee/, adv. curvedness, n. curveless, adj. /kerrv/, n., v., curved, curving, adj. n. 1. a continuously bending line, without angles. 2. the act or extent of curving. 3. any curved outline, form, thing, or part. 4. a curved… … Universalium
curve — [[t]kɜrv[/t]] n. v. curved, curv•ing, adj. 1) math. cv a continuously bending line, without angles 2) the act or extent of curving 3) any curved outline, form, thing, or part 4) cvb a curved section of a road, railroad track, path, etc 5) spo… … From formal English to slang
pitch a curve — or[a curve ball] {v. phr.} To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act. * /My professor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted me with a complicated mathematical equation that was way over my… … Dictionary of American idioms
pitch a curve — or[a curve ball] {v. phr.} To catch someone unawares; confront someone with an unexpected event or act. * /My professor pitched me a curve ball when he unexpectedly confronted me with a complicated mathematical equation that was way over my… … Dictionary of American idioms
pitch — pitch1 W3 [pıtʃ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sports field)¦ 2¦(strong feelings/activity)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4¦(persuading)¦ 5¦(baseball)¦ 6¦(black substance)¦ 7¦(ship/aircraft)¦ 8¦(slope)¦ 9¦(street/market)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
pitch — 1 noun 1 SPORTS FIELD (C) BrE a specially marked out area of ground on which a sport is played; field 1 (4) AmE: The crowd invaded the pitch at the end of the match. | a cricket pitch 2 STRONG FEELINGS (singular, uncountable) the strength of your … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Double Header — Batter, Catcher und Schiedsrichter Pitcher beim Wurf … Deutsch Wikipedia
Baseball — Batter, Catcher und Umpire … Deutsch Wikipedia
