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Also, a bolt out of the blue . A sudden, unexpected event. For example, Bill's dropping his life insurance was a bolt from the blue for his wife . This metaphoric term alludes to totally unforeseen lightning or thunder from a cloudless (blue) sky. [First half of 1800s]Advertisement
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