come out of a/the clear blue sky
come out of a/the clear blue sky
To happen unexpectedly. She seemed so surprised by the news that it must have come out of a clear blue sky. You need to work hard—opportunities don't just come out of the clear blue sky.
See also: blue, clear, come, of, out, sky
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
come out of a clear blue sky
and come out of the clear blue sky; come out of the bluesuddenly; without warning. Then, out of a clear blue sky, he told me he was leaving. My sister Mary appeared on my doorstep out of the blue, after years with no word from her.
See also: blue, clear, come, of, out, sky
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- come out of a clear blue sky
- come out of the blue
- appear out of thin air
- appear, etc. out of thin air
- as it turned out
- as it/things turned out
- be hit for six
- breeze out
- dark horse, a
- a dark horse