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pitch a curve in baseball, confuse someone by doing something
unexpected
pitch a curve in baseball, confuse someone by doing something unexpectedMy friend threw me a curve when he changed the dates of our plan to go on a holiday together.
If you have an axe to grind with someone or about something, you have a grievance, a resentment and you want to get revenge or sort it out.
In American English, it is 'ax'.
you can give someone the opportunity to do something but you can't get him or her to do it if they don't want to
The woman took her children to the park but they were not interested in playing in the playground. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.