English verb: ball over | |||
1. | ball over (emotion) surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off | ||
Samples | I was floored when I heard that I was promoted. | ||
Examples | The bad news will ball over him, The good news will ball over her, The performance is likely to ball over Sue | ||
Synonyms | blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | surprise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | galvanise, galvanize, startle | ||