come out of the blue
come out of the blue
To happen unexpectedly. She seemed so surprised by the news that it must have come out of the blue. You need to work hard—opportunities don't just come out of the blue.
See also: blue, come, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- come out of a clear blue sky
- come out of a/the clear blue sky
- 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
- dark horse, a