| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | the journalist threw the candidate a curve by asking him an unexpected question | журналист загнал кандидата в угол, задав ему неожиданный вопрос |
| idiom. | throw a curve | наду́ (VLZ_58) |
| inf. | throw a curve | удивить кого-то, сделав что-то неожиданное (finita) |
| amer. | throw a curve | вызвать удивление (They threw me a curve when they said that our department would be combined with yours.) |
| amer. | throw a curve | преподнести неожиданный "сюрприз" (Val_Ships) |
| gen. | throw a curve | ввести в заблуждение (dashaalex) |
| gen. | throw a curve | обмануть (John threw me a curve about the hiring. dashaalex) |
| amer. | throw a curve | сделать неожиданный "сюрприз" (Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last winter with record-breaking amounts of snow. Val_Ships) |
| amer. | throw a curve | вызвать удивление (idiom; They threw me a curve when they said that our department would be combined with yours. Val_Ships) |
| baseb. | throw a curve | сделать крученую подачу (в бейсболе Val_Ships) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | преподносить сюрприз (обычно неприятный Life always throws you a curve. VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | сделать подлянку (VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | поразить (VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | подложить свинью (When I ran into Steve stepping out with a young girl, I threw him a curve asking after his wife. VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | ошарашить (VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | вызвать шок (VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | сбивать с толку (The newspaper reporter threw the politician a curve – Репортер сбил политического деятеля с толку неожиданным вопросом VLZ_58) |
| slang | throw a curve | предавать ("Fuck you! You threw me a curve!" == "Вашу мать! - кричит по рации Тимоти Тимпсон, попав под сильный огонь 'чарли'. - Вы меня подставили!") |
| slang | throw a curve | подставлять |
| idiom. | throw a curve | испортить музыку (VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | подставить (Fuck you! You threw me a curve! VLZ_58) |
| idiom. | throw a curve | выкидывать номер (VLZ_58) |
| baseb. | throw a curve | бросить кручёный мяч (Val_Ships) |
| amer. | throw someone a curve | сделать неожиданный поступок (The boss threw me a curve when he announced that I was getting a raise. Val_Ships) |
| amer. | throw a curve | преподнести "сюрприз" (idiom; Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last winter with record-breaking amounts of snow. Val_Ships) |
| Makarov. | throw someone a curve | задать кому-либо вопрос на засыпку |
| idiom. | throw a curve ball | подставить ножку (также a curveball; (mainly US and Australian English, informal) to surprise someone with something that is *difficult or unpleasant* to deal with (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) • Just when you think you have life figured out, it throws you a curveball. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | throw a curve ball | подложить свинью (также a curveball; (mainly US and Australian English, informal) to surprise someone with something that is *difficult or unpleasant* to deal with (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) • Just when you think you have life figured out, it throws you a curveball. (Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | throw a curve ball | выкинуть фортель (to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with: "Mother Nature threw us a curve ball last night with record-breaking amounts of rain, which resulted in massive flooding throughout the region." ART Vancouver) |
| amer. | throw sb a curve | задать вопрос на засыпку (Anglophile) |
| gen. | throw somebody a curve-ball | подкинуть неприятный сюрприз (informal: Unexpectedly present someone with a challenge or disruption: ‘just when you think things are working out, life throws you a curveball' Bullfinch) |
| gen. | throw somebody a curve-ball | неприятно удивить (КГА) |
| gen. | throw somebody a curve-ball | ошарашить (to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with КГА) |
| Makarov. | throw somebody a curve-ball | ошарашить |
| inf. | throws a curve | может преподнести сюрприз (Анна Ф) |
| inf. | throws a curve | кривой (договор Анна Ф) |