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out of nowhere

out of nowhere prepositional phrase: in an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.
    • It had been no easy matter when he first drifted in mysteriously out of nowhere to their little mountain cottage.1906, Jack London, Brown Wolf
    • Mr Pickering's 'Hi!' came out of nowhere and hit him like a torpedo.1916, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 12, in Uneasy Money

out of nowhere meaning in Tamil

out of nowhere in Tamil

இவைகளையும் காணவும்

Questions about out of nowhere

What does out of nowhere mean?
Out of nowhere means in an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.
What is out of nowhere in Tamil?
Out of nowhere in Tamil is இவைகளையும் காணவும். See Out of nowhere meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is out of nowhere?
Out of nowhere is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of nowhere in the dictionary

  1. out of kelter
  2. out of key
  3. out of kilter
  4. out of line
  5. out of luck
  6. out of nowhere
  7. out of office
  8. out of one's box
  9. out of one's cotton-picking mind
  10. out of one's depth
  11. out of one's element

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