A bolt from the blue
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms:
Top
bolt from the blue, a
Also,
a bolt out of the blue. A sudden, unexpected event. For example, Bill's dropping his life insurance was a bolt from the blue for his wife. This metaphoric term alludes to totally unforeseen lightning or thunder from a cloudless (blue) sky. [First half of 1800s]
Best of Web:
Top
A bolt from the blue
Some good "A bolt from the blue" pages on the web:
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Mentioned in
bolt
(Idiom)
Panic Station
(1982 Thriller Film)
American War Eagles: P-47 Thunderbolt
(Science & Technology Film)
blue
(Idiom)
Second Wind
(2007 Album by Racing Cars)
» More