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bowl over
verb
informalto surprise (a person) greatly, esp in a pleasant way; astound; amaze
he was bowled over by our gift
to knock (a person or thing) down; cause to fall over
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Start by whisking a few yolks with some lemon juice in a bowl over gently simmering water — you want steam, not direct heat.
He moved around 5cm closer to the stumps when bowling over the wicket and 8cm closer when bowling round the wicket compared to previous home Tests.
When bowling over the wicket, he has moved around 5cm closer to the stumps in this Test compared to other home Tests.
"Obviously, our gameplan was to try and bring fast bowling over here, try to stock our batting and give ourselves that sort of conviction and that method," McCullum said.
As a younger actor, I would've been bowled over by the fan reaction, for better and worse.
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