like a bolt from the blue

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like a bolt from the blue also like a bolt out of the blue

suddenly and unexpectedly Quinn's announcement that he is quitting came like a bolt from the blue.

Etymology: based on the idea of a bolt (flash) of lightning that comes suddenly from the sky

See also: blue, bolt, like

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