HyperDic: ball_over

English > 1 sense of the expression ball over:
VERBemotionball over, shock, floor, blow out of the water, take abacksurprise greatly
English > ball over: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaningsurprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
ModelThe bad news will ball over him; The good news will ball over her; The performance is likely to ball over Sue
Synonymsshock, floor, blow out of the water, take aback
Narrowerstartle, galvanize, galvaniseTo stimulate to action
BroadersurpriseCause to be surprised
Spanishaturdir, chocar, pasmar, sorprender
Catalanatordir, esbalair, xocar

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