Usually means: Reveal surprising, shocking, significant news.
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  1. drop a bombshell: Merriam-Webster
  2. drop a bombshell: Wiktionary
  3. drop a bombshell: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. drop a bombshell: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (drop a bombshell)

verb:  (idiomatic) To announce surprising or alarming information suddenly and without warning.

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