bolt from the blue

Fig. a sudden surprise. (Alludes to a stroke of lightning from a cloudless sky.) Joe's return to Springfield was a bolt from the blue. The news that Mr. and Mrs. King were getting a divorce struck all their friends as a bolt from the blue.

bolt from the blue

A sudden, shocking surprise or turn of events.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Klaudija	-	Croatian
Nellie	NEL-ee	English
&Thorn;ÓRarinn	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Sabbas	-	Late Greek
Fotini	-	Greek
Shizuka	shee-zoo-kah	Japanese