googly

bowl (someone) a googly

To present someone with a question, situation, or piece of information that is surprising or unexpected. Taken from cricket, in which a "googly" is a ball thrown counter to that which the batsman expects. Primarily heard in UK. Dave really bowled me a googly when he asked if I'd like to go on a date with him. The manager bowled us a googly by announcing we'd have this Friday off.
See also: bowl, googly

goggle-eyed

1. With the eyes open very wide in surprise. I have some great pictures of the kids looking positively goggle-eyed at the zoo. Mary's announcement that she was pregnant left most of us goggle-eyed.
2. slang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were really goggle-eyed!

googly eyes

Small plastic discs that are typically used in craft projects as eyes. (The white background of the disc is fixed, but the black part can move, somewhat resembling the pupil of a human eye.) Often applied to any sort of puppet or cartoon that has eyes that move in a similarly "wild" manner. I have the kids putting googly eyes on pipe cleaners—that should entertain them for a while. Cookie Monster is known for his googly eyes.
See also: eye, googly

googly-eyed

1. Staring at someone or something in surprise with the eyes open very wide. I have some great pictures of the kids looking positively googly-eyed at the zoo. Mary's announcement that she was pregnant left most of us googly-eyed.
2. Looking visibly enamored or smitten with someone. Often said of two people who are romantically interested in each other. Well, if you keep staring at her all googly-eyed, she'll know you like her sooner than later!

throw (someone) a googly

To present (someone with) a question, situation, or piece of information that is surprising or unexpected. Taken from cricket, in which a "googly" is a ball thrown counter to that which the batsman expects. Primarily heard in UK. Dave really threw me a googly when he asked if I'd like to go on a date with him. The manager decided to throw a googly by letting his staff have Friday off.
See also: googly, throw
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

goggle-eyed

and googly-eyed (ˈgɑglæɑɪd and ˈgugliɑɪd)
mod. alcohol intoxicated and staring. Willy was goggle-eyed and couldn’t stand up.

googly-eyed

verb
See goggle-eyed
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bowl (someone) a googly
  • throw (someone) a googly
  • googly-eyed
  • curve ball
  • curveball
  • steal a march on (someone or something)
  • steal a march on somebody
  • steal a march upon (someone or something)
  • steal the march over (someone or something)
  • steal the march upon (someone or something)
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What You Need: (Makes one chick) * 1-by-5-inch strip of colored fun foam * Craft glue * 2 1-inch yellow pom poms * Half an eggshell, washed and dried * 2 tiny yellow pom poms * Safety scissors * 1/2 -inch piece of orange fun foam * 2 small googly eyes What You Do:
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I wasn't planning to have any more, but there will certainly be no fourth Clavane child after the Sri Lankan's googly caught me in the, er, googlies.
The day Murali bowled me a Googly ..in the googlies
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