drop a bombshell

(British, American & Australian) also drop a bomb (American)

to suddenly tell someone a piece of news that upsets them very much My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job. Her husband dropped a bomb over dinner. 'I'm seeing another woman,' he said.

drop a bombshell

Make an unexpected or shattering announcement. For example, Bill dropped a bombshell when he said he was quitting. This expression, which alludes to the destruction caused by a falling bomb, dates from World War I.

drop a bombshell

verb

See drop a brick

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cornelius	[kɔ:'ni:ljəs]
Tovah	-	Hebrew
Ozias	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Brenden	BREN-dən	English
NjÁLa	-	Icelandic
Able	['eibl]