Learn to speak fluent English – Accent Training, Correct Grammar usage, Idioms, Phrases and vocabulary with example sentences. Daily Video Vocabulary Episode 55 A bolt from the blue – idiom In your daily routine, you may have faced something that left you feeling extremely surprised, as it was unexpected. The idiom a bolt from the blue basically means, to feel surprised due to something that you never expected. It means if something happens unexpectedly and suddenly, it is a bolt from the blue. If a lightning bolt were to strike a clear blue sky, it would be quite unexpected. So something that occurs out of nowhere and is a complete surprise to you, it is a blue from the bolt. For example, when you heard the news of your friend’s accident, it left you feeling shocked as it was something you never expected and happened all of a sudden. So this unpleasant news came as a bolt from the blue. Example 01 : The news of John’s heart attack, was a bolt from the blue to all his colleagues, as he was in his late thirties. Example 02 : Peter’s detention in his first year of medical college, came as a bolt from the blue to is parents, they were completely shattered. Peter’s detention letter from the college principal, left his parents completely shattered, as it was bolt from the blue for his parents. Example 03 : When Mary and William broke the news of their divorce to both of their families, it was a like a bolt from the blue and left everyone heartbroken. Example 04 : After …
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