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bolts from the blue

bolts from the blue is the plural of bolt from the blue.

Meaning of bolt from the blue

Noun

bolt from the blue (plural bolts from the blue)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.
    • His death came as a bolt from the blue.

Questions about bolts from the blue

What is bolts from the blue the plural of?
Bolts from the blue is the plural of bolt from the blue.

Words near bolts from the blue in the dictionary

  1. Boltons
  2. boltrope
  3. boltropes
  4. bolts
  5. bolts down
  6. bolts from the blue
  7. bolts in
  8. bolts out of the blue
  9. bolts to the bran
  10. boltsmith
  11. boltsmiths

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