单词 | out of a clear blue sky |
释义 | out of a clear blue skyAlso, out of the blue. Without warning, suddenly, as in Her offer to help us with the fundraising came out of a clear blue sky, or We got a check from Aunt Ruby out of the blue. These metaphoric terms allude to something dropping unexpectedly from the sky. [Late 1800s] Also see out of nowhere. Words nearby out of a clear blue skyoutmoded, outmost, outmuscle, outness, outnumber, out of a clear blue sky, out-of-body, out-of-body experience, out-of-bounds, out of breath, out of business The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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