bolt from the blue in English
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")
Use "bolt from the blue" in a sentence
1. The news came a bolt from the blue.
2. The news came as a bolt from the blue.
3. The news came like a bolt from the blue.
4. Her dismissal came as a bolt from the blue.
5. It is a bolt from the blue to me.
6. The Mishcon job came like a bolt from the blue.
7. His sudden death came as a bolt from the blue.
8. The news of his marriage was a bolt from the blue.
9. The news of his death was ( like ) a bolt from the blue.
10. The news of her death was ( like ) a bolt from the blue.
11. His death at the age of 28 was a bolt from the blue.
12. This invention will be a bolt from the blue all over the world.
13. Inspiration hit me like a bolt from the blue on the way home.
14. The news that Wang Wei was missing came like a bolt from the blue.
15. The sending - off was not a bolt from the blue , it was part of a pattern.
16. The news struck me like a bolt from the blue, and I could not believe it.
17. Was this money a bolt from the blue or did you know you were going to get it?
18. 27 Was this money a bolt from the blue or did you know you were going to get it?
19. Even so, dismissal should never come as a bolt from the blue, however exalted your place in the corporate hierarchy.
20. The company decided to appoint a Japanese manager as president of the company. The decision came as a bolt from the blue.