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Dropped A Bombshell
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Slang Dictionary
drop a brick

and drop a bomb(shell)
  1. tv.
    to reveal startling information. : Britney came in and dropped a brick that scared us all. , She dropped a bombshell when she told us she was married again.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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drop a bombshell

Make an unexpected or shattering announcement. For example, Bill dropped a bombshell when he said he was quitting. This expression, which alludes to the destruction caused by a falling bomb, dates from World War I.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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