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View synonyms for bowl over

bowl over

verb

  1. informal.
    to surprise (a person) greatly, esp in a pleasant way; astound; amaze

    he was bowled over by our gift

  2. to knock (a person or thing) down; cause to fall over
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Astonish, surprise greatly, overwhelm, as in I was simply bowled over by their wonderful performance . This term originated in cricket, where it means “to knock all the bails off the wicket.” [Mid-1800s]
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Example Sentences

Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.

These last two articles he placed upon the table, while he carried the bowl over to his charge.

You see, I could beat the eggs for you, and you know how hard it is for you not to tip the bowl over when you beat them!

Then it came with a suddenness and force that was strong enough to bowl over even a man of strong heart.

If butter is too hard to serve, heat a bowl with boiling water and turn the empty bowl over the butter.

She was irrevocably predestined to bowl over the first man who came along, with her ultra feminine irresponsibility.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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