out of the blue
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out of the blue
- /aʊt əv ðə ˈbluː/
Where it comes from
Short for out of the blue sky, likening an unexpected event to lightning or rain coming suddenly from a cloudless sky.
phrase
- Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation. After I hadn’t heard from her in six months, she called me out of the blue to meet for lunch.
Translations
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prep_phrase unexpectedly
| Español | de la nada, de repente, de sopetón, como caído de las nubes |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갑자기 gapjagi |
| 日本語 | 藪から棒, 出し抜け |
| 中文 | 出其不意 chūqíbùyì, 出乎意料 chūhūyìliào |
| Português | do nada, da cartola, à toa |
| Français | comme un cheveu sur la soupe, comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles, de nulle part |
| Deutsch | (wie) aus heiterem Himmel, (wie) aus blauem Himmel, aus dem Nichts, aus dem Blauen heraus |
| Italiano | inaspettatamente, di punto in bianco, come un fulmine a ciel sereno, dal nulla |
| Română | din senin |
| Tiếng Việt | đang không |
| العربية | فَجْأَةً fajʔatan, عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ ʕalā ḥīni ḡirratin, عَلَى حِينِ غَفْلَةٍ ʕalā ḥīni ḡaflatin |
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