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throw someone a curve. If you surprise someone in a nega- tive way, deceive or mislead or ask a tricky question, you are throwing someone a curve. The expression has its roots in the curve pitch of baseball, which comes directly toward the batter and then breaks away, often surprising or tricking him. The first recorded mention of a curveball in baseball is 1874, but the pitch was introduced by Hall of Famer William Arthur “Candy” Cummings. |