bowl over

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Definition

Verb: 1. To greatly surprise or astonish someone; to overwhelm with amazement. 2. To cause to fall over; to knock down, especially with force.

Usage
  • The news of their sudden victory bowled over the entire team.
  • A sudden gust of wind bowled over the garden chairs.
Examples
  • "Her incredible generosity bowled me over; I was speechless."
  • "The linebacker bowled over the quarterback with a powerful tackle."
  • "I was completely bowled over by the beauty of the landscape."
Advanced Usage
  • Often used in passive constructions ("to be bowled over") to emphasize the state of being surprised or overwhelmed.
  • Can describe both emotional impact (surprise, admiration) and physical impact (knocking down).
Variants and Related Words
  • Bowl (verb): To roll a ball in sports like cricket or bowling. The phrasal verb "bowl over" derives from the image of a bowling ball knocking down pins.
  • Bowled over (adjective): Describing the state of being astonished. "He looked completely bowled over by the proposal."
Synonyms
  • Astonish, astound, stun, flabbergast, overwhelm (for the surprise meaning).
  • Knock over, knock down, upset, topple, overturn (for the physical meaning).
Phrasal Verbs
  • This is itself a phrasal verb. It is separable: you can "bowl someone over" or "bowl over someone."
Related Idioms
  • To be knocked for six: An idiom from cricket meaning to be severely shocked or affected, similar in meaning to being "bowled over" by surprise.
Verb
  1. overcome with amazement
    • This boggles the mind!
  2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
    • The cat knocked over the flower vase
    • the clumsy customer turned over the vase
    • he tumped over his beer

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