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单词 out of the blue
释义

out of the blue

English

Etymology

Short for out of the clear blue sky, likening a sudden and unexpected event to something unexpectedly falling out of the sky.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʊt ɒv ðə bluː/
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Prepositional phrase

out of the blue

  1. (idiomatic) unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.
    After I hadn’t heard from her in six months, she called me out of the blue to meet for lunch.
    I really can't understand how something like this could simply pop up out of the blue.

Translations

See also

  • next thing one knows
  • out of nowhere
  • thin air
  • bolt from the blue
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