a bolt from the blue

Something unexpected or surprising. We always thought of Michael as a life-long bachelor, so it certainly was a bolt from the blue when he returned from his vacation sporting a wedding ring!

a bolt from the blue

also a bolt out of the blue

something that you do not expect to happen and that surprises you very much The news that they had got married was a bolt from the blue. He seemed to be very happy in his job, so his resignation came as a bolt out of the blue.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Apollonia	-	Ancient Greek, Italian
Ayotunde	-	Western African, Yoruba
Elek	-	Hungarian
Felipa	[fe'li:pa:]
Pranvera	prahn-VER-ah	Albanian
Izanami	-	Far Eastern Mythology