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bolt from the blue

bolt from the blue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bohlt fruhm, from stressed th ee bloo]
    • /boʊlt frʌm, frɒm stressed ði blu/
    • /bəʊlt frəm ðə bluː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bohlt fruhm, from stressed th ee bloo]
    • /boʊlt frʌm, frɒm stressed ði blu/

Definitions of bolt from the blue words

  • phrase bolt from the blue If a piece of news comes like a bolt from the blue, it is completely unexpected and very surprising. 3
  • noun bolt from the blue a thunderbolt from a clear sky 3
  • noun bolt from the blue a sudden, unforeseen occurrence, often an unfortunate one 3
  • noun bolt from the blue sth unexpected 1
  • noun bolt from the blue A complete surprise; something totally unexpected. 0
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Parts of speech for Bolt from the blue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bolt from the blue

bolt from the blue popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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