bolt

a bolt from the blue a sudden and unexpected event or piece of news.

☞ The phrase refers to the unlikelihood of a thunderbolt coming out of a clear blue sky.

have shot your bolt have done all that is in your power. informal

☞ In this idiom, the bolt referred to is a thick, heavy arrow for a crossbow.

2003Scotland on Sunday McGeechan, for all his magnificent record with Scotland and the British Lions, shot his bolt a long time ago and should never have returned for a second spell as head coach three years ago.

make a bolt for try to escape by moving suddenly towards something.

☞ A bolt here is a sudden spring or start into rapid motion, typically that made by a horse breaking into an uncontrollable gallop.

nuts and bolts: seenut.

词组	bolt
释义	bolt a bolt from the blue a sudden and unexpected event or piece of news. ☞ The phrase refers to the unlikelihood of a thunderbolt coming out of a clear blue sky. have shot your bolt have done all that is in your power. informal ☞ In this idiom, the bolt referred to is a thick, heavy arrow for a crossbow. 2003Scotland on Sunday McGeechan, for all his magnificent record with Scotland and the British Lions, shot his bolt a long time ago and should never have returned for a second spell as head coach three years ago. make a bolt for try to escape by moving suddenly towards something. ☞ A bolt here is a sudden spring or start into rapid motion, typically that made by a horse breaking into an uncontrollable gallop. nuts and bolts: seenut.
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