| 词组 | drop a bombshell |
| 释义 | Idiom drop a bombshell British, American & Australian, American to suddenly tell someone a piece of news that upsets them very much.My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job.Her husband dropped a bomb over dinner. 'I'm seeing another woman,' he said. drop a bombshellTo reveal something that is very surprising or unexpected. Whoa, you can't just drop a bombshell like that and leave—I need details about your new boyfriend! When we got a tip that the newspaper was about to drop a bombshell about our candidate, we all wondered what information they could possibly have. drop a bombshellMake an unexpected or shattering announcement. For example, Bill dropped a bombshell when he said he was quitting. This expression, which alludes to the destruction caused by a falling bomb, dates from World War I. drop a bombshellCOMMON If someone drops a bombshell, they suddenly announce a piece of bad news. Next day the bombshell was dropped on the front pages of the newspapers: the company had gone into voluntary liquidation. My ex-wife is on the phone and she drops a bombshell. Sue, our daughter, is leaving the country. drop a ˈbombshellannounce something which is unexpected and usually unpleasant: It was then that he dropped the bombshell — he wasn’t planning to come with us.drop a bombshellverbSee drop a brick drop a bombshell, toTo announce sensational news. This metaphor dates from World War I and likens the devastation caused by falling bombs to the shock of suddenly receiving unexpected tidings. “The letters do not drop any historical bombshells,” wrote a Manchester Guardian reviewer in 1928. See also bolt from the blue. |
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