out of nowhere
Appearing all of a sudden, without any prior warning or indication. Out of nowhere, this crazed bull started charging at us! These threatening letters began showing up in our mailbox out of nowhere.
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*out of nowhere
appearing suddenly, without warning. (*Typically: appear ~; come ~; materialize ~.) A huge bear appeared out of nowhere and roared and threatened us. Suddenly, a truck came out of nowhere. Without warning, the storm came out of nowhere.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
out of nowhere
Suddenly, unexpectedly, as in
That anonymous letter turned up out of nowhere. It is often put as
come out of nowhere, as in
Their team came out of nowhere and won the state championship. This term uses
out of in the sense of "from," and
nowhere in the sense of "an unknown place." For a synonym, see
out of a clear blue sky.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.