Usually means: Unexpected surprise from clear sky.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word bolt from the blue:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. bolt from the blue: Merriam-Webster
  2. bolt from the blue: Wiktionary
  3. bolt from (out of) the blue, bolt from the blue: Dictionary.com
  4. Bolt from the blue: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Bolt from the Blue: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  6. bolt from the blue: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bolt from the blue: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bolt from the blue: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bolt from the blue)

▸ noun:  A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.

Similar:
surprise, bolt, shock, sudden, change-up, surprisement, jolt, surprisal, blindsiding, thunderbolt, more...

Phrases:
a bolt from the blue, a bolt from out of the blue, more...

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Similar:
surprise, bolt, shock, sudden, change-up, surprisement, jolt, surprisal, blindsiding, thunderbolt, more...

Phrases:
a bolt from the blue, a bolt from out of the blue, more...



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