- like the bolt from the blue
- как гром среди ясного неба
Иллюстрированный сборник идиом. - М.: "Росмэн". М.И. Дубровин. 1997.
Иллюстрированный сборник идиом. - М.: "Росмэн". М.И. Дубровин. 1997.
like a bolt from the blue — like a sign from heaven, like a flash of light Like a bolt from the blue, I got the idea to shave my head … English idioms
like a bolt from the blue — suddenly and unexpectedly. Quinn s announcement that he is quitting came like a bolt from the blue. Etymology: based on the idea of a bolt (= flash) of lightning that comes suddenly from the sky … New idioms dictionary
it came like a bolt from the blue — Meaning A surprise. Origin Like a lightening bolt from a clear sky … Meaning and origin of phrases
bolt from the blue — unexpected and shocking surprise or event (e.g.: She had been working in the company for twenty years, so when she quit, it must have felt like a bolt from the blue ) … English contemporary dictionary
bolt from the blue — See like a bolt from the blue … English idioms
a bolt from the blue — An unexpected event • • • Main Entry: ↑bolt * * * a bolt from (or out of) the blue a sudden and unexpected event or piece of news the job came like a bolt from the blue … Useful english dictionary
a bolt from the blue — unexpected and shocking surprise or event (e.g.: She had been working in the company for twenty years, so when she quit it must have felt like a bolt from the blue ) … English contemporary dictionary
The Miracle of the Sun — is an alleged miraculous event witnessed by as many as 100,000 people on 13 October 1917 in the Cova da Iria fields near Fátima, Portugal. Those in attendance had assembled to observe what the Portuguese secular newspapers had been ridiculing for … Wikipedia
out of the blue — I adjective not anticipated (Freq. 1) unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development H.W.Glidden unforeseen circumstances a virtue unlooked for in people so full of energy like a bolt out of the blue • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
a bolt from the blue — Meaning A surprise. Origin Like a bolt of lightening from a blue sky … Meaning and origin of phrases
bolt — [[t]bo͟ʊlt[/t]] bolts, bolting, bolted 1) N COUNT A bolt is a long metal object which screws into a nut and is used to fasten things together. 2) VERB When you bolt one thing to another, you fasten them firmly together, using a bolt. [V n to n]… … English dictionary