A bolt from the blue

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 26
Meaning

An unexpected event

हिंदी अर्थ

बिना बादल के बिजली गिरना

Example sentences

The transfer order was a bolt from the blue.

A bolt from the blue is unexpected and not always bad.

Daily use: Ye khabar bolt from the blue thi.

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Bolt = बिजली की कड़क, the blue = साफ़ नीला आसमान। खुले आसमान के नीचे खड़े हो और अचानक बिजली गिरे — बिजली phone करके नहीं बताती कि मैं आ रही हूँ। यानी unexpected घटना, और ज़्यादातर बुरी।

A bolt is a flash of lightning and 'the blue' is a clear sky. Imagine standing under a cloudless sky when lightning suddenly strikes; it never phones ahead to warn you. A bolt from the blue is a sudden, unexpected event, usually a shocking one.

Exam note

सबसे ज़्यादा पूछे जाने वाले idioms में से एक; उत्तर है 'an unexpected event'। Foreseeable (पूर्वानुमेय) उल्टा trap है, और out of the blue करीबी relative है जिसका मतलब 'अचानक'।

Among the most frequently asked idioms; the answer is 'an unexpected event'. 'Foreseeable' is the opposite trap, and 'out of the blue' is a close relative meaning 'suddenly'.

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