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a bolt from/out of the blue idiom something completely unexpected that surprises you very much: 出人意料的事情;睛天霹雳 The news of his marriage was a bolt from the blue.他结婚的消息真是出人意料。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples a surprise surpriseThe announcement that she was leaving the post was a surprise to us all. shockIt will be a terrible shock if their income is cut. kickerUSThe kicker is that even after six rounds of interviews, she still wasn't a finalist for the job. a rude awakeningShe'll be in for a rude awakening when she has to pay her own bills. eye-openerHis unauthorized biography was a real eye-opener. news to meSarah is leaving? Well that's news to me. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Surprising and shocking against all expectationsphrase amaze amazing amazingly astonish dumbfoundingly dynamite earth-shaking earth-shattering earth-shatteringly pull pull something out of the bag/hatidiom raise (a few) eyebrowsidiom reality check sensationalist turn-up for the book(s)idiom unbelievable walk walk in on someone world-shattering
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