out of the blue

Nghĩa

completely unexpectedly

Hoàn toàn bất ngờ.

Ví dụ

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?

Ngữ pháp

Cụm từ không thay đổi. Dùng như một trạng từ: ở đầu hoặc cuối mệnh đề, hoặc sau động từ như come, ring hoặc arrive.

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