the news came as a bolt from the blue
1(a) bolt from the blue — a bolt from/out of/the blue phrase something that surprises you very much because you were not expecting it to happen It was a bolt out of the blue when Alan resigned. Thesaurus: surprises and shocking eventssynonym Main entry …
2a bolt from the blue — An unexpected event • • • Main Entry: ↑bolt * * * a bolt from (or out of) the blue a sudden and unexpected event or piece of news the job came like a bolt from the blue …
3(a) bolt from the blue — something that you do not expect to happen and that surprises you very much. The news that they had got married was a bolt from the blue. He seemed to be very happy in his job, so his resignation came as a bolt out of the blue …
4bolt — [[t]bo͟ʊlt[/t]] bolts, bolting, bolted 1) N COUNT A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together. 2) VERB When you bolt one thing to another, you fasten them firmly together, using a bolt. [V n to n]… …
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7The Other — This|the 1972 film from Tom Tryon s novel|Other (disambiguation)Infobox Film name = The Other caption = director = Robert Mulligan producer = Tom Tryon, Robert Mulligan writer = Tom Tryon (also novel) starring = Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, Chris… …
8The Flaming Lips — Flaming Lips in concert 16 March 2006 Background information Origin Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States …
9The Last Wish (book) — The Last Wish   Cover of the American edition of The L …
10The Lion King — This article is about Disney s 1994 film. For the franchise, see The Lion King (franchise). For the ferry, see MS Kongshavn. The Lion King …
