bolt from the blue
noun phrase
variants
or less commonly bolt out of the blue
: a complete surprise : something totally unexpected
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Certain stories are such a bolt from the blue, or transform in such unexpected ways, that their readers should aim to approach them with no information about what’s to come.
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Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Many of Israel’s greatest military triumphs have indeed come from audacious tactics such as the aerial bolt from the blue in 1967 and Sharon’s dash across the canal six years later.
—Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Many of Israel’s greatest military triumphs have indeed come from audacious tactics such as the aerial bolt from the blue in 1967 and Sharon’s dash across the canal six years later.
—Shashank Joshi, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Bolt from the blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bolt%20from%20the%20blue. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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