springsomethingonsomeone
phrasal verbwithspringverb[Iusually+ adv/prep]uk/sprɪŋ/us/sprɪŋ/sprangorUSalsosprung|sprung
tosuddenlytellorasksomeone something when they do notexpectit:
Ihopehe's not going tospringanynastysurpriseson us at themeetingthismorning.
Surprising and shocking
- amaze
- amazing
- amazingly
- astonish
- astonishing
- blinding
- dynamite
- earth-shattering
- earth-shatteringly
- earthshakingly
- overtake
- shock tactics
- shocking
- stagger
- staggering
- staggeringly
- startle
- stun
- the darnedest thingidiom
- thunderbolt