like a bolt from the blue

also like a bolt out of 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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Taliba	-	Arabic
Shariah	shah-REE:-‘ah	Arabic
EngİN	-	Turkish
Dzvonko	-	Macedonian
Ainslie	['einzli]
Raphael	ra-fa-EL (French), RAF-ee-el (English), RAY-fee-əl (English)	German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek