Meanings
present singular third person throws for a loop · participle present throwing for a loop · past threw for a loop · participle past thrown for a loop
- Synonym of knock for a loop.
really threw me for a loop; threw us all for a loop
1 more example
He thought he was up-to-date on all the latest wine lingo until a longtime wine writer returned his sample request card with a bold, hand-written note on it that stated, “Send me all samples—ABC!” “ABC” threw my friend for a loop. When he called me, I translated the cryptic phrase—ABC is winespeak for “Anything But Chardonnay.”
1997 March, Ron Loutherback, “Beyond the Label: The ABCs of white wine”, in Orange Coast, volume 23, number 3, page 168Synonyms: knock for a loop
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of knock for a loop.
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throw for a loop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20for%20a%20loop
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