out of the blue
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Idiomatic phrase, possibly from the suddenness of a blue-sky thunderstorm. First known use in the 19th century.
مثال
- He arrived out of the blue.
- The news came out of the blue.
- She called me out of the blue.
ترکیبهای رایج
Come out of the blue Arrive out of the blue Appear out of the blue Happen out of the blue
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- not anticipated “unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden” “unforeseen circumstances” “a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy” “like a bolt out of the blue”
- in a way that was not expected “her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue” “Derived from adjective: unexpected (for: unexpectedly)”