drop a bombshell
idiom
: to surprise everyone
She dropped a bombshell when she said she wouldn't run for reelection.
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With most of the focus on new Apple products yesterday, Unity Technologies decided to drop a bombshell on game developers by announcing a new, per-install fee for using its Unity game engine.
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Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
Taylor Swift borrowed a few seconds of her MTV VMAs speech for Video of the Year to drop a bombshell: Her 10th album, Midnights, is coming in two months, on Oct. 21.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2022
She is almost recovered when the Christies arrive and drop a bombshell on the Frasers.
—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2022
Just a casual Sunday, scrolling through Instagram when bam: Ariana Grande decides to drop a bombshell.
—Lauren Le Vine, refinery29.com, 21 Dec. 2020
Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
Taylor Swift borrowed a few seconds of her MTV VMAs speech for Video of the Year to drop a bombshell: Her 10th album, Midnights, is coming in two months, on Oct. 21.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 28 Aug. 2022
She is almost recovered when the Christies arrive and drop a bombshell on the Frasers.
—Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 17 Apr. 2022
Just a casual Sunday, scrolling through Instagram when bam: Ariana Grande decides to drop a bombshell.
—Lauren Le Vine, refinery29.com, 21 Dec. 2020
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