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throw (someone) for a loop

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Definition of throw (someone) for a loop

US, informal

: to cause (someone) to be very amazed, confused, or shocked The news of her death really threw me for a loop. His parents were thrown for a loop when he quit college.

throw (someone) for a loop

Definition of throw (someone) for a loop

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