drop a bomb

phrase

variants or drop the bomb

informal

: to do or say something that is very shocking and unexpected

She dropped a bomb with her resignation.

She dropped the bomb on her husband and asked for a divorce.

Examples of drop a bomb in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The same goes for bosses, who often end up entirely out of sight off-screen, preparing to drop a bomb-sized blow that takes up almost the entire arena. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025

Unfired cases were also inscribed with hyper-online references, including a series of arrows that, as the gaming publication Polygon pointed out, match the input required to drop a bomb in a popular game called Helldivers 2. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025

No, this is not the time to drop a bomb and blow up the whole operation. — USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024

The group clashed with police and neighbors, and police seeking to oust members used a helicopter to drop a bomb on the house on May 13, 1985. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022

One news report stated that on October 30th CPC forces violated a ceasefire and used a DJI Mavic-type drone to drop a bomb on an Central African Armed Forces (FACA) truck causing many casualties. — David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021

That postponement will give whoever takes over the job an opportunity to participate in the company’s planning process—and avoid having to drop a bomb so early in their tenure. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2021

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