out of the blue

1. see out of a clear blue sky.

Example Sentences

He added: "It was totally unexpected, out of the blue, and it knocked me for six."

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"It's just come out of the blue," he said.

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"It was totally and utterly out of the blue," Ms Day said.

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And later when he met other members of the congregation, the King commented on what he described as a "terrible thing to come out of the blue".

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The events that led to the actress' involvement began a few years ago when, out of the blue, the author received an email that seemed "very American".

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