We had been sure she was in Chicago, so her sudden appearance was a bolt from the blue.
His decision to resign was a bolt from the blue.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
bolt from the blue — If something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue … The small dictionary of idiomes
bolt from the blue — {n. phr.} Something sudden and unexpected; an event that you did not see coming; a great and usually unpleasant surprise; shock. * /We had been sure she was in Chicago, so her sudden appearance was a bolt from the blue./ * /His decision to resign … Dictionary of American idioms
bolt from the blue — {n. phr.} Something sudden and unexpected; an event that you did not see coming; a great and usually unpleasant surprise; shock. * /We had been sure she was in Chicago, so her sudden appearance was a bolt from the blue./ * /His decision to resign … Dictionary of American idioms
Bolt from the blue — For the athlete referred to by the same name, see Usain Bolt A bolt from the blue is a form of lightning that strikes out of an apparently cloudless sky. In fact, it actually originates from the anvil cloud atop a thunderstorm which may be as far … Wikipedia
bolt from the blue — If something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To refer to something as a bolt from the blue means that it happened totally unexpectedly. The chairman s resignation came… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bolt from the blue — unexpected and shocking surprise or event (e.g.: She had been working in the company for twenty years, so when she quit, it must have felt like a bolt from the blue ) … English contemporary dictionary
bolt from the blue — See like a bolt from the blue … English idioms
Bolt from the blue — If something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue … Dictionary of English idioms
bolt from the blue — Date: 1907 a complete surprise ; something totally unexpected called also bolt out of the blue … New Collegiate Dictionary
(a) bolt from the blue — a bolt from/out of/the blue phrase something that surprises you very much because you were not expecting it to happen It was a bolt out of the blue when Alan resigned. Thesaurus: surprises and shocking eventssynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
