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It means that it was random, like out of nowhere.
It refers to the "bolt from the blue" a lightning strike from so far away that the cloud is unseen, and it means "coming unexpectedly, and from an unlikely source."
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∙ 15y ago"Out of the blue" refers to the rare phenomenon of a lightning bolt that seems to come from a clear blue sky -- actually from a thunder cell too distant to be seen -- and it means "completely unexpected."
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Is sit there and cry until he was blue in the face an idiom?
Does the literal meaning make no sense? Then it's an idiom. Have you ever seen anyone really have a blue face? Nope.
What is a single word meaning for the idiom a bolt from the blue?
surprise, idea, shock
Is the blue an adjective?
Unless "the blue" is followed by a noun (e.g. the blue sky), blue is a noun, and the is an article.(e.g. the idiom into the blue, meaning parts unknown, literally the sky).
What is the idiom meaning of to be?
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
What is the meaning of the idiom 'pest'?
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.
What is the meaning of the idiom blue chip?
it means a highly valued asset.
Is sit there and cry until he was blue in the face an idiom?
Does the literal meaning make no sense? Then it's an idiom. Have you ever seen anyone really have a blue face? Nope.
What is a single word meaning for the idiom a bolt from the blue?
surprise, idea, shock
What is the meaning of this idiom 'blue-eyed boy'?
It means the favorite or favored person in the group. A similar idiom is "fair haired child."
Out of the blue is what type of figure of speech?
'Out of the blue' is a terse form of the expression 'out of a clear blue sky' (to mean 'unexpectedly, without foreshadowing'). It is not really a figure of speech, but an idiom. ('idiom':: an established expression in a language where the meaning is not necessarily what one would anticipate from the given meaning of the individual words).
Is the blue an adjective?
Unless "the blue" is followed by a noun (e.g. the blue sky), blue is a noun, and the is an article.(e.g. the idiom into the blue, meaning parts unknown, literally the sky).
Can you give me a sentence with the word needless?
Needless to say the sky is blue! This is an idiom. Meaning that it is given or obvious.
What is the idiom meaning of to be?
"To be" is not an idiom - it's a verb.
What is the meaning of the idiom 'pest'?
Pest is not an idiom. It's a word.
What is the meaning of the idiom apple shiner idiom?
The idiom "apple shiner" means the teacher's pet.
What is an idiom for feeling blue?
"Feeling blue" IS an idiom - you cannot literally feel the color blue! Feeling blue means that you're sad.
What is the meaning of the idiom in pink health?
The meaning of the idiom in the pink of health means being in good health.
