bolt from the blue

bolt from the blue

Definition of BOLT FROM THE BLUE

: a complete surprise : something totally unexpected —called also bolt out of the blue

First Known Use of BOLT FROM THE BLUE

1907

Rhymes with BOLT FROM THE BLUE

Aracaju, cardinal virtue, cornflower blue, didgeridoo, downy mildew, easy virtue, hullabaloo, in deep doo-doo, Kalamazoo, merry-andrew, mulligan stew, Ouagadougou, out of the blue, Papandreou, pirarucu, Port du Salut, tu-whit tu-whoo, Vanuatu, Wandering Jew