bowl a googly

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Meanings:

1.
CommonwealthUKAustraliaIndiaPakistansportstechnical
- In cricket, to deliver a googly: a leg-spin bowling delivery that unexpectedly turns in the opposite direction to a conventional leg break.
2.
CommonwealthUKAustraliaIndiaPakistaninternational cricket contextsinformalcolloquial
- To do something surprising or deceptive; to make an unexpected or tricky move that confounds an opponent or observer.

Examples:

EN: I'll bowl a googly!
ES: ¡Voy a jugar un boogly!
EN: Can't be expected to bowl a googly every time.
ES: No se puede esperar que se apegue a las costumbres todas las veces.

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