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out the blue

out the blue prepositional phrase: out of the blue.

Prepositional phrase

  1. out of the blue
    • Out the blue you came to me. And blew away life's misery1973, John Lennon, Out the Blue
    • Israel's position as a kingdom of priests and a holy nation did not come by chance or out the blue. It came with a condition.2012, Isaac Addai-Dwomoh, Where God Leads He Provides

Questions about out the blue

What does out the blue mean?
Out the blue means out of the blue.
What part of speech is out the blue?
Out the blue is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out the blue in the dictionary

  1. out one's mind
  2. out over one's skis
  3. Out Rawcliffe
  4. out sick
  5. out the ass
  6. out the blue
  7. out the wazoo
  8. out the window
  9. out the ying yang
  10. out there
  11. out to

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