out of the blue

뜻

completely unexpectedly

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예문

1. 1My old school friend rang me out of the blue after ten years.
2. 2Out of the blue, our new neighbours invited us to their daughter's wedding.
3. 3We hadn't heard from Aunt Rosa in years, and then, out of the blue, she turned up at our door.
4. 4Nobody saw it coming when, out of the blue, the manager announced she was leaving.
5. 5Did the job offer really come out of the blue, or had you applied for it?

문법

형태가 바뀌지 않는다. 부사처럼 절의 처음이나 끝에 쓰거나, come, ring, arrive 같은 동사 뒤에 쓴다.

비슷한 뜻